Remote troubleshooting with a friend points to a possible broken motor mount
Lauren called her friend Josh for remote troubleshooting. After reviewing a video she sent, Josh suggested that the violent vibration and hard idling could indicate a broken motor mount. He also walked her through checking whether the starter motor was engaging at all, noting that he only heard a click and not the starter motor trying to turn over. His suggestion was to use a large adjustable wrench on the front of the motor to manually verify it could turn, ruling out a seized engine as the cause.
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MembersQuick compressor test: connect power and watch the fuse before reassembling anything
Rather than fully reassembling the refrigeration unit before knowing whether it works, Lauren Landers Sailing used a simple staged test. She plugged the control board into the compressor, connected just the negative and positive leads, then
Sometimes replacing the whole toilet assembly is faster than chasing seal failures
Lauren's aft head had seals replaced a couple of times and still was not working properly. Rather than continuing to chase individual seal failures, she decided to replace the entire assembly. The result: two out of three heads on the boat
Heavy calcium buildup in hoses can defeat even a new toilet pump
On the master head, Lauren replaced the pump assembly but the toilet still was not working correctly. Her suspicion is that the hose itself has too much calcium buildup inside it, meaning the new pump is fighting against a restricted line.