On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:19:24 -0500, lid wrote:

Bruce in Bangkok wrote:
The problem with a fixed gen set in a 35 foot boat (I think the OP
said that) is where do you put it? I've seen them installed but
generally it turns out to be a compromise.

PhantMan wrote:
That size sailboat usually has such a relatively small engine anyway,
I've often wondered why someone doesn't market a combination primary
propulsion/genset. IOW, one engine that drives both the prop and the
generator. Seems it would help with the space problem as well as
weight distribution.

Harald Hannelius wrote:
Oh, like the new Yanmar-set?
http://www.yanmarmarine.com/press/ar...ist=100&id=420

Exactly! ... I think.
Without a picture.... well, the description is less than a thousand
words. But it sounds about like what I was thinking. Smallish engine,
generator lined up behind and on the centerline for balance, spins the
prop or the generator or both, yeah... like that :-)
Nice find :-)

Rick


I suspect that this is what Larry was talking about - a DC generator
which can run at varying speeds coupled to an inverter to give stable
AC.

If this gizmo is as efficient as Larry says the Honda units are I
expect that within a few years this will be THE system used on, at
least the smaller, cruising sailboats.


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