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Default DC WhisperGen

I stand corrected.

Bart wrote:
Your suggestion to chose a Honda gasoline generator over
a diesel generator has little merit.

No sailor worth his salt would chose a gasoline generator over
the much safer diesel fueled powerplants and gensets--despite the
much higher cost of a diesel generator.

The Honda is a gasoline engine, which means one must
have a second fuel tank for it, and one must also deal
with an explosive fuel compared with a mearly flamible
fuel like diesel. Vessels designed to keep water out, do
to good a job keeping vapor in. Further the Honda generator
is not designed for use in a marine environment. They have
their place--on shore at construction job sites and vacation cabins.

The Honda is a might be suitable for a smaller sailing vessel driven
by an outboard or inboard gas engine, or perhaps in a motorboat
--but I doubt it. Such boats probably have little need for any
generator at all and could depend on the motor and a small solar
panel to charge batteries.

It is good that it's cost is lower. At the lower price you can afford
get a new one when it starts to rust and fall apart in harsh salt air.

It does not make any sense to chose a gasoline generator for a
diesel powered sailing yacht--it does not make much sense
in any circumstance.


 
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