Thank you all for your responses. I tried turning the ignition on and off a couple of times to just the first click. Buzzer sounded and the four gauge lights lit up each time. All seemed normal except that the tach needle remained stuck at 400. Never does move from this spot. Then disconnected all w...

70 hp. Suzuki, 2006 Mac. Even when I turn the ignition off and on the tach needle stubbornly stays put at 400 rpm, doesn't even quiver. I first noticed it immediately after launching the Mac last year for the summer. I assumed that a wire got loose as I was driving the rig down our somewhat rough ro...

Thanks for your suggestions. We will try new stove alcohol, that may be the problem. The Link provided was also interesting. Our Kenyon stove is not pressurized though. I think that the link refers to pressurized Kenyon stoves.

We are having difficulty using our Kenyon alcohol stove in our new 2006 MacGregor 26M The stove is very slow to heat up. It has taken about an hour to boil water for tea. At other times it will not even light. I have added a bit of fuel to the wick. (The Kenyon rep's idea to obtain heat faster.) I h...