Generator Question

Hi Liberty,
I checked the forecast Thursday noon, evening and Friday morning. We had a great time at the wrecks for the week, lot of snapper & wine, our first holiday without the boys in 20 years! Did miss them at first.
On Friday it looked okay, but then forecast mentioned that Sunday there was a pending forecast due to Tropical Cyclone Oswald, which was surprising considering how far away Oswald was! That was enough warning for us.
After that we packed up, tied down and left Tangalooma about 10 a.m. Friday and it was okay at first, just a metre to 1.5 on the aft port quarter. Then it got a bit heavier with 3 metres plus and too much wind, easily 40 knots. Went from there straight through to Tiger Mullet but decided to get closer to home and anchored at the Dux. By the time we found home on Saturday, the NE wind was gusting at least 40 knots and with just my wife aboard with me, it was a challenge to get a spring line on. I missed the first pass and then I backed over the buoy and chain after being blown off, dropped anchor and thankfully had the SCUBA to work on it. After an hour the wind was stronger but I managed to unbolt the buoy from the chain. The buoy itself was stuck right on the stbd. prop and popped out as soon as I got bolts and the pressure off the chain.
All good experience. Boat swung around like a cork!
Get a Hooka or a SCUBA tank, without it, I would still be rear end connected to a chain by a bent rudder.

Good luck!
It is a very frustrating experience. For me, the generator shutting down was both a warning that the fuel was dirty and a pain in the .... because when we cruise, without a genset it is over!
If I can help with sending any of the gear I used let me know, although I would think that the chemical structure of it is probably available in the US under a few different names.
Cheers.

Update

Hi rcrapps,
I am sorry your situation has not worked out.

Mine seems to have. I say "seems" because now the generator runs without issue, most of the time, keep in mind I refueled almost 5000 litres so I am still using the same fuel. However there are still days when I need to hit the prime pump to keep her running.
The last time I used her was 10 hours straight while deep sea fishing and also while I was working on the Port gearbox, which is again causing issue and the generator ran strongly and constant for many hours on demand for the many days I was in the ER and test driving to see if our repairs had sorted the GB.
So I have to think that the Fuel Doctor I used has done the job as promised. Again, for any US people reading this, the Fuel Doctor I mention has NO relation to the same name brand in the US.
I can email you the suppliers details and you can discuss what the difference in the ingredients is from what you have used prior.
I have gone through 4 fuel filters on the generator and a dozen on the Racors, I have 3 per engine.

Ahhh boating, gotta love it! Fixed the generator issue, thought I had fixed the GB with a new piston and clutch and now back to removing the GB completely out for an overhaul. Luckily I am happily married because I could not afford a bad marriage AND a boat!
Cheers and Good Luck!
G

And That is the big question! I started with a busted Hydreco (oil pressure pump) and hoped that was it. The replacement Hydreco arrived from the US and even before installing we knew it was not operating. But we gave it a try. It was not operating.
Short version,
I have now got a new pump and it only keeps the pressure in Neutral, not sufficient p.s.i gear, FWD or Reverse.
After trying many other things, new hoses, gaskets etc,, I have decided to haul the GB out and take it apart with the help of the mechanic and replace every seal and any other thing that is required.
When the labour costs start to far exceed parts replacement, then I think you need to bite the bullet and do the whole deal, it's a slippery slope that has to end. Touching wood that this will be it for a long time to come.