Our boat does not have a generator. I am told the boat had one in the past, but I can find no evidence of that. We are not looking for the best generator in the world. We don't need one that is going to run for twenty years straight. We just need a reliable, reasonably priced, easy to maintain generator in maybe the 6-8k range. And ... we want something as quite as possible.
We don't really notice the lack of a generator now. We have plenty of battery. We have low power needs. All LED lights, fridges are new 12 volt Nova Kools, the stove is propane. But it would be nice to be able generate our own power from time to time. We are also planning to add a hydronic heat system. That would increase the power requirements a bit in fall and winter.
I have talked with the Onan folks, but their solutions run at 2900 rpm. Westerbeke's runs at 1800 and claim to be 10db quieter than "the competition". Fisher Panda claim to be even quieter. Some are raw water cooled, some are fresh water cooled.
I don't know anything about generators. What should I be looking for?
We don't really notice the lack of a generator now. We have plenty of battery. We have low power needs. All LED lights, fridges are new 12 volt Nova Kools, the stove is propane. But it would be nice to be able generate our own power from time to time. We are also planning to add a hydronic heat system. That would increase the power requirements a bit in fall and winter.
I have talked with the Onan folks, but their solutions run at 2900 rpm. Westerbeke's runs at 1800 and claim to be 10db quieter than "the competition". Fisher Panda claim to be even quieter. Some are raw water cooled, some are fresh water cooled.
I don't know anything about generators. What should I be looking for?