Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Portable generators

 

Mark:   I have never had any reason to run my Honda when I am sleeping. Usually I'm running it for less than an hour to top up the battery bank and often let solar and wind generators finish the charge. Sometimes I will run it longer. But, two hours would be an exception. When motoring I have used it for up to four hours but, of course I was definitely not sleeping while doing that. I would be leary of running any generator gas or diesel when sleeping and no one on watch.   Capt. Mike  http://biankablog.blogspot.com   --- On Sat, 3/19/11, acsarfkram <acsarfkram@yahoo.com> wrote: From: acsarfkram <acsarfkram@yahoo.com> Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: Portable generators To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011, 1:25 AM   Thanks for that link Myles, good info. For me not having the generator/gasoline on board 99% of the time is a positive. The couple of times I've had the Honda on the boat I wrapped it in two contractor plastic bags and it stayed in the cockpit lazarette. I don't like this setup. I do like that it fits and is flat/level. I envision an large sealable plastic container that the portable can live in until needed. Maybe a fiberglass generator "locker". Where are people keeping there portables? Maybe it's so obvious that no one has mentioned it, but I would not sleep with the generator running. Mark Santa Cruz --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Myles Twete" <matwete@...> wrote: > > This paper addresses the concerns and risks associated with using portable > generators on boats pretty well. > > It also offers resource links for further education: > > http://newboatbuilders.com/docs/portable.pdf >

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