installing generator
installing generator
06-25-2005, 09:34 PM
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Re: installing generator
I wouldn't even think about that combo !!!
Follow the genset manufacturer's instructions to the letter. You could void warranties on boht genset and mains, get reversion on either/both, and most of all void any insurance in case of some sort of problem--ie fire, CO poisoning.
I installed a Kohler 5KW with a muffler "glued" to the bottom of the boat and wet exhaust routed along gunwale on starboard side of engine compartment. It's a little noisier than I like it and more noisey than I'd like it to be it I were going to run it all night or in a raft-up. We should have put exhaust outlet at water line and we should have put a 2cd mufflet in the exhaust line.
Follow the genset manufacturer's instructions to the letter. You could void warranties on boht genset and mains, get reversion on either/both, and most of all void any insurance in case of some sort of problem--ie fire, CO poisoning.
I installed a Kohler 5KW with a muffler "glued" to the bottom of the boat and wet exhaust routed along gunwale on starboard side of engine compartment. It's a little noisier than I like it and more noisey than I'd like it to be it I were going to run it all night or in a raft-up. We should have put exhaust outlet at water line and we should have put a 2cd mufflet in the exhaust line.
06-25-2005, 10:20 PM
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Re: installing generator
I agree wholeheartedly with Poorsche. Code of Federal Regulations Section 46 even requires that each engine have a separate, water-jacketed exhaust system which exits the hull in a safe manner. Combining the two is a sure fire way to pump water into one or the other when they are not running, and end up hydraulically locking it. Besides, why would you want to pay $$$ for a special fitting to be welded up when you can whip out your hole saw and mount an inexpensive overboard?
A little off the topic, but along the same lines, I remember as a kid, my family had a 38' Bayliner built. The numbskulls there plumbed the fuel supply to the generator from the starboard engine. Sure enough, the generator sucked the fuel out of the engine's fuel rack. The first time this happened, was of course the first night out after having taken delivery. We had to get underway near twilight to move anchorages due to shift in wind direction, and wouldn't you know, it ran just long enough to get the hook up, then quit. To solve the problem, my dad opened the crossover to feed it from port. What do you think that did? Yep, the port engine sucked air in too, leaving us DIW. Following the towing fiasco that ensued, we learned to bleed the injectors. Finally, the mfg came down unannounced and replumbed the boat, and never admitted to the mistake.
Moral of the story: keep separate and/or redundant systems separate and/or redundant!
A little off the topic, but along the same lines, I remember as a kid, my family had a 38' Bayliner built. The numbskulls there plumbed the fuel supply to the generator from the starboard engine. Sure enough, the generator sucked the fuel out of the engine's fuel rack. The first time this happened, was of course the first night out after having taken delivery. We had to get underway near twilight to move anchorages due to shift in wind direction, and wouldn't you know, it ran just long enough to get the hook up, then quit. To solve the problem, my dad opened the crossover to feed it from port. What do you think that did? Yep, the port engine sucked air in too, leaving us DIW. Following the towing fiasco that ensued, we learned to bleed the injectors. Finally, the mfg came down unannounced and replumbed the boat, and never admitted to the mistake.
Moral of the story: keep separate and/or redundant systems separate and/or redundant!
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