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Wilbur Hubbard[_2_]

"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:38:00 GMT, wrote:

On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:29:15 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

The used boat I am in the process of buying (34 Sabreliner Fast Trawler)
is
not equipped with a genset. It is diesel powered.

I really don't need a genset for most of my boating activities as I
usually
stay on a slip when doing my limited cruising, but once in a while it's
fun
to spend a night or two swinging on a mooring or anchored.

I've searched around looking for information on the safety issues of
carrying a small, portable, gasoline generator on board for making
morning
coffee or whatever. I have a little Honda EU-2000 Inverter type generator
that is small, light, quiet and completely self-contained. For my needs,
I
could fuel it on the dock, and it would have enough gas to serve the
minimal
morning coffee making needs for a week or more. No need to carry any
more
gas containers.

The references I've found are conflicting. Many do this and seem to
think
it's fine as long as it is stored and operated above deck (cockpit area).
Other references state it should only be operated sitting on the dock and
never aboard the boat.

The only disasters I've read about is when people have tried to
"permanently" install a portable generator by modifying it's enclosure,
fuel
supply system or trying to tie the generator output into the boat's
electrical panel.

Does anyone have any knowledge, experience or input? I can't really see
anything wrong with it as long as it is stored properly and obviously
operated in the open, so it is well vented and ventilated. I would not
tie
it's power into the boat's electrical system. I'd just use an
appropriately
sized power cord (extension cord) and plug the coffee maker directly into
the generator.

Thanks,

Eisboch

All that for a coffee maker?

Buy yourself a french press. Sometimes called a Bodum, because that's who
makes
most of them. It is simplicity itself, and makes a positively wonderful
cup of
coffee very quickly. You don't even need to buy filters. Just boil some
water.
Put a few scoops of ground coffee in the Bodum and add the boiling water.
Wait 4
minutes, then operate the press to separate the coffee from the grounds.
You may
like the coffee it makes so much you will want one at home, too.

You can buy a nice Bodum for around $20 in the housewares secton of
department
stores such as Target, or any place with kitchen stuff. For that matter,
I'll
bet Google or Ebay would have lots of them listed.

You need the same ammount of energy either way. You heat the same
ammount of water either way, Depending on what you have for heat,
there is the non electric perculator.

Casady

Here we go again! Another jerk who'd rather make unnecessary noise in an
anchorage than be considerate and make coffee that doesn't bother everybody
within earshot.

Idiots like you and Eisbock need to wake up! Go away with your noise. You
two are NOT the center of the universe. Have you ever learned how to be
polite and considerate to folks cruising to get away from noise? Or would
you rather be just another asshole who wrecks cruising because you want to
carry all the comforts of home on your boat but to get them you have to make
noise and pollute and disrupt. You, sir are clueless!

Wilbur Hubbard