Fireman431
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Re: What is the proper way to use a gen set for overnight cruising?
I found mine on eBay. A buy it now price of $90 for a 3 pack.
Yes, you are correct, but the do pull the fresh air in from the same level. Since no bilges are airtight and the negative pressure created from a bilge blower means that air will come from the closest source, that would mean whatever is available around the bilge vents.
Well said!
I'm sure you meant CO, not CO2, but I'm not nitpicking. Please tell me you meant CO is the silent killer, not generators are the silent killer
$35-50 online? Which ones?
I found mine on eBay. A buy it now price of $90 for a 3 pack.
Your blowers should be pulling the air From the Bilge and Blowing it overboard.
Yes, you are correct, but the do pull the fresh air in from the same level. Since no bilges are airtight and the negative pressure created from a bilge blower means that air will come from the closest source, that would mean whatever is available around the bilge vents.
For the folks who are blowing chunks about generators...you can calm down and take into consideration the facts of the matter. The craft in question is a big-arse cabin cruiser with a factory installed marine genset. That means the generator is in it's own room, insulated both acoustically and thermally, is water cooled just like any inboard engine, and exhausts thru the hull into the water to further reduce noise and fumes.
It is perfectly safe to use 24 hours a day whether moored or underway, which is precisely what it was designed/intended/installed for! There is a reason they cost between 5-10 thousand dollars to buy/install.
Well said!
Factory installed or not, they still have the potential to leak CO2 into the cabin. THere's a reason it's called the silent killer.
I'm sure you meant CO, not CO2, but I'm not nitpicking. Please tell me you meant CO is the silent killer, not generators are the silent killer