Well, I actually use a Honda iu2000 onboard to charge batteries & run the
water heater when at anchor. It's very affordable, but a bit noisy.
Charging, it runs slow and makes very little noise away from the boat but
it's vibration is pretty loud below decks. This thing is portable, simple
and incredibly reliable.

I was thinking of something more fuel efficient and quieter...and not
gasoline.

Glenn.

"Leanne" wrote in message
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"Bruce in Bangkok" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:39:17 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:22:17 GMT, "Glenn \(s/v Seawing\)"
wrote:

I was planning to add a K.I.S.S. wind generator & a couple larger solar
panels but am considering taking that money and putting toward a used
generator.

Two questions:

1) Any advise in choosing a generator?

2) Where to look for good used generator (Florida based boat)?

If I were planning on putting a generator in a boat I'd "ping" Larry
as he recently described a new model Honda that apparently is a DC
generator and an inverter combined. Larry says that he uses one and it
is quite and efficient.

I have used the Honda EU2000i which is a DC generator with an inverter for
2000W for close to 5 years now. Very quiet under light load and with the
eco throttle it speeds up a bit when the hot water heater comes on. I have
used it on the boat as well as in the RV when I didn't want to crank up
the big coach generator. I just went to the Mayberry site (mayberrys.com)
and saw that Yamaha has a line of the inverter type gennys matching the
Honda line. No interest in the company, but just a satisfied user.

Leanne