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Default motor w/alternator vs. generator with charger vs.?

Shaun Van Poecke wrote:
Ive got to put together a charging system for my thunderbird 26, and
my engine consists of an outboard without an alternator. If bang for
buck was your main concern, with size and noise being secondary, do
you think you'd get more charging amps by hooking up a generator to a
charger, or taking a similar sized stationary engine and hooking it
up to as many alternators as it could handle? Is there another
option?

Shaun


You can buy generator "packs" which are enclosed in heavily-silenced
enclosures for small boats/yachts. Most are diesel, and will tuck away under
a berth with exhaust outlet etc. thru-hull.