I've had almost 2 months of very few boat breaking bits and then this - mass achrid engine smoke - thick and grey - electric fire. Motoring down the channel, I have to turn motor off, and head clear to channel.

Starter motor red hot ... burnt around case ...I'm going nowhere. This article covers it all, but I've found + thought I'd share www.sailfeed.com/2017/01/electrical-fire-and-some-lessons-learned-about-starters/

Thought I'd start a piece on weird failures and maybe rescues.

ps I Can almost always self rescue as a have a handy tender 5min at bay