Union Island - Genset fixed!

[Kevin's Post]The genset lives. I guess we were premature in saying that it was toast. I took a look at it this morning and discovered that the main belt between the diesel engine and the generator had sheared off all its treads and was slipping. It didn't squeal like a slipping belt usually does so I didn't suspect the belt until I saw the mess of shredded rubber under the engine. It made an ungodly noise, we thought the engine was in it's final death throes for sure. Fortunately we had a spare belt, and after an hour of knuckle scraping putting it on, the genset is working fine (for now). I'm not sure what caused the belt to shred, hopefully it was just because it was old. Aren't you glad you don't have to make your own electricity?