Bruce Napier wrote: > Readers of my blog will know that I had a breakdown yesterday when > the engine alternator belt failed. I'm just glad it was yesterday, > rather than today when we'd have been somewhere between Torksey and > Cromwell. > > Brian has helpfully commented on my blog reminding me of the dodge of > fixing a spare belt to the face of the engine, to save the hassle I > had, having to take off two other belts to get to the failed one. Any > comments how feasible this would be on a Beta 43? It'll be less of an > issue on Sanity Again, as we won't have a Travelpower, and the > domestic alternator is much easier to adjust on the current models. > > Also, I wonder if the replacement should be an item on a long term > service? The belt I took off was the original, and I guess it's not > surprising that it gave up the ghost at over 6900 hours!
I too have the same problem. In an emergency I would use the thin cable tie trick. Seeing as we are about to do some more Ardnacrusha Power Staion "flume" boating, I was trying to find someone in the UK that sold this "master belt" emergency fan belt, cheaper than Mailspeed. http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/engine-accessories/emergency-fan-belt-5ft734129.bhtml -- Neil Arlidge NB Earnest - Out of it. TNC...The Wilderness Years... http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html
