Team PCBeach
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- Oct 12, 2010
- 183
- Boat Info
- 360 Sundancer 2003, SIMRAD 3G Radar, Raymarine Autopilot
- Engines
- Twin 8.1L Horizon
2003 360DA with 7.3 Kohler gas generator. Generator would not start, opened sound enclosure and the pan was filled with gas. Turned out the bottom of the carburetor had fallen off and sprayed fuel inside enclosure. Had marina make repair and all was good on next outing. Two weeks later start the generator and no electrical output. Shutdown, try restart but as soon as it starts and I take my hand off the start button the generator shuts down. Marina checks again and says the backend is bad. My guess is from all the fuel spraying on electrical components.
I am trying to get the Kohler certified guys to come give me a second opinion, but everyone in the marine industry here is still booked weeks out doing repairs from Hurricane Michael a year ago.
Marina has given two options - new generator $14K or new backend $8K. Both big bills to swallow, but tying to get peoples thoughts on putting a new backend on a 16 year old front end. Not sure this is the best long term solution.
Also does anyone have a guess if a failure like this might be covered by my insurance. I am going to give them a call, but just trying to see if anyone has had similar type failures covered by insurance.
I am trying to get the Kohler certified guys to come give me a second opinion, but everyone in the marine industry here is still booked weeks out doing repairs from Hurricane Michael a year ago.
Marina has given two options - new generator $14K or new backend $8K. Both big bills to swallow, but tying to get peoples thoughts on putting a new backend on a 16 year old front end. Not sure this is the best long term solution.
Also does anyone have a guess if a failure like this might be covered by my insurance. I am going to give them a call, but just trying to see if anyone has had similar type failures covered by insurance.