Annual yacht generator service checklist: what to inspect
Learn how to plan an annual yacht generator service, from oil and cooling checks to exhaust inspection and full-load testing.
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Learn how to plan an annual yacht generator service, from oil and cooling checks to exhaust inspection and full-load testing.
Learn how to set model-specific impeller intervals, inspect restrictions and fragments, prime the pump, restart safely and plan spares.
Learn how low-load running causes generator wet stacking, what black exhaust liquid means, and when load testing or resizing is needed.
Learn how to separate load, voltage-regulator, governor, sensing and three-phase imbalance problems without unsafe adjustments.
Learn how to size a replacement yacht generator and assess its mounts, access, cooling, exhaust, fuel, controls and shore-power switching.
Learn how inverter variable-speed AC and DC battery-charging generators change fault checks, load diagnosis and service planning aboard yachts.
High temperature, low oil pressure, overspeed, or no alarm at all: what each kind of generator shutdown usually means, and what crew can safely check.