I posted a seperate thread about a shredded drive belt on my Bayliner and got a load of good advice. <br /><br />A boat mechanic is now suggesting that a defective alternator could be responsible for shredding my fan belt. When I tested the alternator it seemed to rotate completely freely but...
:confused: I recently had my engine serviced (Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha 1 on a 1996 Bayliner 1850) and a new fan belt fitted - everything worked OK for one trip. On my next trip out there was a loud squealing noise and smoke from the engine compartment - after investigation I found it was the fan...
