A Day in the Life of Sea Start
Based on events of Sunday 24th July
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0615
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Call received from a 45ft yacht 3 miles west of Needles |
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Reported Fault
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Engine Overheating |
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Actual Fault
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Sea water inlet blocked and impeller failure |
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Action
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Sea Start rib dispatched with spare impeller arrive on scene 0720 |
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Comments
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Sea water inlet stripped down and unblocked and new impeller fitted vessel followed for 15 min to ensure ok. Completed at 0755, no further action required by owner. |
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0723
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Call received from yacht in Trebeurden (North Brittany) |
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Reported Fault
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Electrical fault |
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Actual Fault
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Blown Fuse |
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Action
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Fault Rectified |
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0821
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Call received from 27ft Targa motor boat in Weymouth Marina |
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Reported Fault
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Can't start port engine |
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Actual Fault
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Loss on electric's to port engine due to badly corroded pins in engine wiring harness plug. |
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Action
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Sea Start agent sent by land and arrived 0850 |
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Comments
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The plug was cleaned up and the other wiring was repaired to make the boat safe to return to Portsmouth.Completed at 0950 and boat on its way back. The owner advised to have further work to electrical to both engines. |
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0837
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Call from a sportsboat Northney Marina |
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Reported Fault
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Engine won't start |
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Actual Fault
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Engine flooded due to poor electrical connection |
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Action
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Engineer sent fault rectified |
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0941
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Call from a twin engine motorboat in Guernsey |
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Reported Fault
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Engine not charging batteries |
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Actual Fault
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Alternator defective |
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Action
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Engineer sent-arrived at 1010 |
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Comments
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New one located and fitted first thing Monday morning |
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0942
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Call from a 30ft yacht in Fowey Harbour |
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Reported Fault
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loss of cooling water |
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Actual Fault
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split hose |
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Action
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Engineer sent to mooring |
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Comments
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Temporary repair to get boat back to his home berth in Dartmouth advised to go to dealer on return |
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1000
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Call from 45ft yacht just south of Calshot Spit |
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Reported Fault
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Engine died |
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Actual Fault
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Water in fuel |
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Action
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Sea Start rib despatched arrived 1015 boat escort under sail to anchorage |
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Comments
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Water drained from fuel tank, system cleared new filters fitted engine run up and tested vessel back on his way 1130. Owner advised to check water trap at regular intervals and use a fuel additive |
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1018
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Call from twin engine motorboat heading for France |
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Reported Fault
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One engine smoking badly and loss in power |
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Actual Fault
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Turbo charger failed |
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Action
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Engineer despatched to meet him off Bembridge at 1130 |
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Comments
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Fault diagnosed, unable to repair owner was happy to go back to home port under one engine. |
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1031
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Call received from 32ft displacement motor boat in Lymington Yacht Haven |
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Reported Fault
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Flat batteries |
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Actual Fault
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Flat batteries due to equipment being left on over night |
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Action
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Engineer close by boat-jump started and electric's checked |
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Comments
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Job completed by 1045 |
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1037
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Call from a 25ft single engine motorboat in the Needles Channel |
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Reported Fault
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Difficult gear selection |
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Actual Fault
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Gear cable required adjustment |
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Action
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Sea Start rib was despatched from Lymington at 1045. The motorboat made his way slowly to Alum Bay. Sea Start arrived at 1110. The fault was rectified. |
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Comments
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Job completed at 1145 |
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1141
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Call from 50ft twin engine motorboat near Calshot |
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Reported Fault
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Oil gauge reading max |
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Actual Fault
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Wiring Fault |
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Action
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Sea Start rib despatched meet boat off Calshot 1205 |
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Comments
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Wiring fault |
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1232
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Call from a 23ft Sportsboat anchored off Hengisbury Head |
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Reported Fault
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Plug missing from stern drive leg |
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Actual Fault
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As above |
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Action
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Vessel towed back to berth at Christchurch at high tide. |
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Comments
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Enjoyed his day anchored off the beach and towed back at high tide at 1700 approx |
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1235
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Call from 21ft sportsboat alongside at Hamble |
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Reported Fault
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Engine won't restart |
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Actual Fault
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Wire off oil pressure sensor |
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Action
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Sea Start rib despatched arrived at 1255 |
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Comments
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Sensor reconnected with new terminal, boat on its way 1315 |
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1244
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Call from a 35ft yacht off Yarmouth |
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Reported Fault
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Ran out of fuel |
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Actual Fault
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Ran out of fuel |
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Action
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Sea Start rib despatched with spare fuel and met yacht whilst under sail yacht arrived 1320 |
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Comments
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The yacht hove to and fuel was put into tank and the engine bleed. The cause was an inaccurate fuel gauge that still registered 1/4 full. |
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1300
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Call from 32ft single engine motor vessel in Poole bay |
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Reported Fault
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Bad vibration |
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Actual Fault
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One blade of prop sheared |
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Action
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Towed to Cobbs Quay Marina to be lifted. |
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1324
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Call from a 48ft yacht in Osborne Bay |
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Reported Fault
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Starter motor just clicks |
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Actual Fault
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Starter motor defective |
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Action
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Sea Start rib dispatched arrived 1350 and diagnosed fault second rib despatched with new starter, motor |
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Comments
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New starter fitted owner paid for part and was on his way by 1425. |
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1340
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Call from rib at Swanwick Marina |
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Reported Fault
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Fuel leak |
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Actual Fault
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Float stuck on carburetor |
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Action
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Sea Start engineer sent by road |
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Comments
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Fault rectified 1440 |
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1350
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Call to a powerboat in Chichester Harbour |
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Reported Fault
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Oil leak |
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Actual Fault
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Oil leaking from filter seal |
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Action
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Chichester agent sent arrived at 1415 |
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Comments
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Oil filter removed and refitted correctly vessel underway 1435 |
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1400
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Call from a yacht in Cherbourg |
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Reported Fault
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Engine stuck in astern |
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Actual Fault
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Gear cable snapped |
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Action
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Sea Start agent sent |
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Comments
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New cable fitted vessel returned to UK following day |
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1426
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Call from 29ft powerboat outside Sea Start Office |
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Reported Fault
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Overheating alarm |
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Actual Fault
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Drive belt broken |
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Action
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New one located from stock |
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Comments
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New belt fitted from stock and engine run up. Sea Start followed to ensure all was well |
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1430
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Call from sportsboat 2 miles South of Bournemouth Pier |
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Reported Fault
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Large bang and engine stop suddenly |
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Actual Fault
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Stern drive universal joint had failed |
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Action
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Sea Start rib despatched and arrived 1507 |
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Comments
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Vessel could not be repaired and was towed back to its berth at Cobbs Quay |
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1520
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Call from a yacht at the entrance to Portsmouth |
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Reported Fault
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Engine hunted and died |
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Actual Fault
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Fuel blockage in fuel tank pick up pipe |
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Action
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Customer told to anchor off Stokes Bay and rib dispatched |
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Comments
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The vessel was less than 3 months old and a piece of sealant had blocked the pick up pipe. The sealant was removed and the engine bled and run up. Sea Start rib escorted boat to its berth in Haslar. |
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1520
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Call from 45ft twin engine motor vessel off Swanage |
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Reported Fault
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Loss of power on port engine |
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Actual Fault
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Turbo charger partially seized |
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Action
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Owner requested engineer to meet him at his berth at Cobbs Quay |
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Comments
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The owner went back to engine dealer, but broke down the following week with same problem |
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1615
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Call from sportsboat in Torbay |
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Reported Fault
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Unable to start engine |
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Actual Fault
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Throttle micro-switch stuck open |
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Action
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Sea Start rib despatched and arrived at 1642 fault rectified. |
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1707
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Call from sports boat in Osborne Bay |
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Reported Fault
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Clicking sound from starter motor |
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Actual Fault
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Poor earth connection |
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Action
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Sea Start rib sent arrived 1735 cleaned connection-fault rectified |
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Comments
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Advised further work to be carried on electrical system. |
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1715
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Call from 36ft twin engine powerboat leaving Studland bay for Port Solent. |
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Reported Fault
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Unable to start the starboard engine. |
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Actual Fault
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Starboard bank of batteries suspect and battery cross over not working |
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Action
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Sea Start rib despatched to meet boat in Poole Bay |
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Comments
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Rib met boat off Christchurch, the starboard engine was jump started, but batteries suspect, advised to get them checked back at Port Solent. |
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1810
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Call from 5.5m rib stuck on beach at Studland Bay. |
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Reported Fault
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Engine won't start |
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Actual Fault
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Not Known |
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Action
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Sea Start rib dispatched |
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Comments
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It was decided due to specific circumstances and favourable weather to tow the rib back to Hamble. This took 2 hours. |
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2110
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Call from a 24ft yacht off Bembridge making way from Cherbourg to Portsmouth with no wind. |
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Reported Fault
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Overheating alarm and no water out of the exhaust |
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Actual Fault
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Sea water inlet blocked at hull skin fitting and impeller burnt out. |
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Action
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Yacht told to anchor to stay out of shipping lane and Sea Start rib despatched with impeller |
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Comments
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Due to the type of skin fitting the blockage had to be cleared with the help of a dinghy pump. The owner paid for a new impeller. On completion the engine was run up and checked. Followed vessel for 30 minutes to ensure all was well. |
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