budgie Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Took Missus Bee out on my own today, was fishing for some mackie just off Old Harry and the engine failed to start. The engine is a 2008 Evinrude 115 ETEC and the starter motor had failed. Luckily my 5hp Auxillary started first time and I managed to limp in through the harbour and back to Davs Boatyard, though it took about 2 hours at 3-4 knots. A big thank you must go to Portland Coastguard and the 2 small boats that came to help me as I was concerned about getting through the harbour mouth on Aux power. This is the first time I have had a main engine fail and I am very glad I had serviced my aux engine recently and ran it up just a few weeks ago with fresh fuel. This only validates the requirement to ensure you carry the correct level of safety equipment on board and keep it maintained. My wife often calls me a spotter for being safety conscious but better to be safe than sorry. Just gutted that I am heading back to work in the Middle East on the 21st and the engine is going to take a week to fix, so this may be the last fishing trip till mid Jan 14 ((( Coddy and Stuie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Sorry to hear of your problem but good to read that you managed to get back under your own power. As you say safety can never be under-rated. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Do you know what the issue was yet? Tough luck! Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Err I think it was a faulty starter motor as described in the OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 The starter motor is U/S, had a chap from Shoreside Marine come out, he has taken it away to get refirbed, as he quoted £500.00 for a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Ok, I just was wondering if by failed starter you it was that an not the solenoid or connection, brushes etc, something to look out for possibly for other users. How many hours had it done? I had a starting issue, but was due to low water in a battery cell, but luckily my little 50 can be pull started! Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Engine has done 120 hours, but thinking about it now it has been playing up just hadn't realised what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Engine has done 120 hours, but thinking about it now it has been playing up just hadn't realised what it was.Hindsight, wonderful! With my battery issue, I had a warning which was one of my plotters would switch off when I started the engine, I thought I just needed to clean a connection as it had been fine the week before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Is yours sorted now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Yep topped up water in cells, charged on CTek and Nige popped round with his battery load tester and advised it didn't need replacing! It held up going out every day last week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Good news, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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