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Moving boat to a different berth. Starter motor got stuck on, hit overspeed, and produced quite a lot of smoke.

We are fine. The boat is fine. The starter motor is not. It will need replacing.

Arse

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rooftopjaxx
rooftopjaxx
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At least it happened in harbour
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Sarah Brown
Sarah Brown
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@rooftopjaxx Yeah, and there's a Yanmar service tech locally. It could have been much worse.
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Alexandra Lanes
Alexandra Lanes
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@Sarah Brown @rooftopjaxx Oh that's good (local Yanmar tech). Perhaps not surprising given the sheer number of marinas on that coast.
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Sarah Brown
Sarah Brown
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@Alexandra Lanes @rooftopjaxx The marina we are in is large, but not enormous. Thankfully this means it has facilities nearby It's probably not Solent level, but it's close.
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Richard Gadsden
Richard Gadsden
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This sort of thing is why boats are described as holes in the water that you throw money into.
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