Septicus:
It's a convenient location. It can be noisy for an extended run time. I usually will move to another area of the boat when charging at anchor. I will sometimes move the generator to the forward part of the boat if it looks like I'll need to run it a long time underway. Again the exhaust will be pointing off the leeward side. I will also close the hatches on that side of the boat if they are not closed already. This video shows an example of that situation:
https://youtu.be/kHKmo0hmnrw?t=3m52s
One needs to be aware of wind direction making sure the exhaust is carried away from the boat and not blown back. I also never sleep with the generator running. Using some battery operated Carbon Monoxide Detectors from a store like Home Depot can't hurt too. Never had one go off in eight years though.
---In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote :
Here's my setup in the photo below. The genny is bolted to 2 stainless rails so it is fixed and always ready for use and plugged into my AC shore supply which goes through a GFI breaker and galvanic isolater before my chargers. I carry one 5l can of petrol in the old gas locker, below the seat you see the genny mounted on, which vents to sea. When not in use the genny has a waterproof cover.
Fumes exit to the rear of the boat behind the helmsman. Refilling is done when genny motor is cold using a funnel. I only run the Honda 1 kVA which is 900 Watts continuous output. The 2kVA is actually 1,600 Watts continuous and cost 50% more than the 1 kVA. The 2 kVA is exactly the same engine but just runs faster hence more noise. With my 900 Watts output I have about 1,100 Watts of chargers for my propulsion bank but can dial back the charge current to ensure the generator runs at full load and does not overload, which results in around 750 Watts getting to the batteries, so that is what I have for real time running without depleting the batteries which is around 3.5 knots.
However if I want a short term boost my charger/inverter has something called power assist which means the 700 Watt continuous rated inverter can take that from my separate house bank giving me a total of 1,600 Watts of power by combining the genny and house bank inverter power. In that case I can have 1,100 Watts to my propulsion chargers with 500 Watts spare for a toasted sandwich on my AC powered grill;) This is just short term but if my propulsion bank was nearly flat and my house bank still had charge it gives a nice 1,600 Watts (if I had more than 1,100 Watts of chargers) available to the propulsion chargers to get me back into a marina.
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