T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] Portable generators?

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Re: [Electric Boats] Portable generators?

Arby,

I'm with Mike on this one. These little generators should only be run in the open. And while the runoff from a stuck float valve would make it to the water, the 1000i and 2000i have pretty tiny tanks, limiting the overall potential spill. One thing that I'm thinking about is making a dedicated locker that is well vented and isolated from the rest of the boat to store the generator and gas can when they're not in use, kind of like a propane locker. Heck, I could even store a couple of the disposable propane canisters that the BBQ uses in there. I guess that if the locker drain was just off the floor of the locker, the locker would hold a small fuel spill until it could be dealt with responsibly. Thanks for bringing this up, I wouldn't have thought of that on my own.

Eric

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Mike <biankablog@...> wrote:
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> Arby:
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> Your points are well taken.... Of course it should be also emphasized that these gas generators should never be operated in an enclosed space and/or below decks. Your advice to make sure that the possibility of leaking fuel should not be able to accumulate is a good precaution too.... I think for most boats that is not a problem as the decks have drains so that any liquid that ends up on the deck drains rapidly. Of course the EPA and Coast Guard will not be very pleased should this happen.<g> .... I think these stock generators will do the job when operated with common sense and also being aware of it's limitations. They may not work for every installation but, it's working on my boat so far without problems.
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> Mike
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