Generators

[Dave NCarolina]

Hello once again. My boat is a Bayliner 27' Ceria. It has heat/air, hot water/shower. Satellite TV, all the comforts of home. I would like to add a generator. Oh, its a single engine 260. I think I have room for one and I have a friend who can hook it up, My question is, what is a good generator? and what about should the cost be? This is new territory for me, all help/opinions will be appreciated.<br /><br />Dave

 

[Stratocaster]

Re: Generators

Have you considered a Honda EU2000i? Great portable, less than a thousand bucks for 2 kW, and very very quiet. It seems to be the most popular portable genny for boating or RVing.<br /><br />This is enough power to run your hot water tank (1500 W) or any other loads less than that, like battery chargers or microwave. <br /><br />Plus you can use it at home in a power failure!

 

[DJ]

Re: Generators

Dave,<br /><br />A couple things to consider.<br /><br />1. If you are going for a permanent mount with cooling water and exhaust hook ups, make sure it is done correctly.<br /><br />2. BE CAREFUL WITH PORTABLES. THEY MUST BE OPERATED OUTSIDE THE BOAT. Boats are great big tubs just waiting to fill up with deadly carbon monoxide (CO) gas.<br /><br />EITHER WAY, A CO detector is a MANDATORY addition.<br /><br />If you are going the #1 route, ther are many good names out there. Onan, Northern Lights, Westerbeke, to name a few.

 

[Dave NCarolina]

Re: Generators

Permanent it was I want to do. <br />Thnx guys.

 

[Reel Poor]

Re: Generators

If a permanete install is what you want to do I would recommend no less than 5000KW and would recommend using a 7500KW with all that you listed. I personally like the Kohler 7500KW it uses a 16HP kawasaki engine. They also have a sound shield avaliable. To buy a new unit and install it properly it wont be cheap. I would be guessing but if you bought everything new I wouldnt be a bit suprised to see a $7000.00 bill getting broken all to he!! wiring, outlets, breakers, breaker panel, muffler, hoses, CO detectors, battery cables, thru hulls, strainer, fuel hose, fuel fittings, fuel pick-up tube,and all the other stuff I forgot to mention. Whatever you spend on the generator you will probably spend on installation accessories.

 

[Richard Petersen]

Re: Generators

Reel Poor has the right list of goodies to be safe and correct. It is not a cheap job to put one into a boat that never had one.