How can I ground a 1000 watt Yamaha portable generator( EF1000is) to a
boat ?

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How can I ground a 1000 watt Yamaha portable generator( EF1000is) to a
boat ?


why would you want to???


me

In article ,
wrote:

How can I ground a 1000 watt Yamaha portable generator( EF1000is) to a
boat ?


why would you want to???


me

If you're hooking up the generator to an AC fuse panel, there would be a
ground cable in the connecting cable.
Paul

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How can I ground a 1000 watt Yamaha portable generator( EF1000is) to a
boat ?

OK, I've been looking at both Hondas and Yamahas in the 1000 and 2000 watt
range to carry on the boat. BTW, Honda PROHIBITS dealers from advertising the
price on the internet, or even responding to an e-mail inquiry on price. Where
are those damned lawyers when we really need one?

I have thought that the best way to hook up the generator would be to take a
standard shore cord set, and have the one end replaced with a plug that could
plug into the Honda/Yamaha . . . which should then use all systems that I use
when hooked up to shore power.

Won't this work? Or . . . am I missing something?

"Drumm Law" wrote in message
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OK, I've been looking at both Hondas and Yamahas in the 1000 and 2000 watt
range to carry on the boat. BTW, Honda PROHIBITS dealers from advertising
the
price on the internet, or even responding to an e-mail inquiry on price.
Where
are those damned lawyers when we really need one?

Many companies have this policy. Don't you have a phone. I hear that most
everyone has one now Not sure where the dammed lawyers fit in though.


I have thought that the best way to hook up the generator would be to take
a
standard shore cord set, and have the one end replaced with a plug that
could
plug into the Honda/Yamaha . . . which should then use all systems that I
use
when hooked up to shore power.

Won't this work? Or . . . am I missing something?

Should work fine. Many folks are doing it this way. What is your
concern?

"Drumm Law" wrote in message
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OK, I've been looking at both Hondas and Yamahas in the 1000 and 2000 watt
range to carry on the boat. BTW, Honda PROHIBITS dealers from advertising
the
price on the internet, or even responding to an e-mail inquiry on price.
Where
are those damned lawyers when we really need one?

Many companies have this policy. Don't you have a phone. I hear that most
everyone has one now Not sure where the dammed lawyers fit in though.


I have thought that the best way to hook up the generator would be to take
a
standard shore cord set, and have the one end replaced with a plug that
could
plug into the Honda/Yamaha . . . which should then use all systems that I
use
when hooked up to shore power.

Won't this work? Or . . . am I missing something?

Should work fine. Many folks are doing it this way. What is your
concern?

On 18 Apr 2004 20:53:12 GMT, in message

(Drumm Law) wrote:

I have thought that the best way to hook up the generator would be to take a
standard shore cord set, and have the one end replaced with a plug that could
plug into the Honda/Yamaha . . . which should then use all systems that I use
when hooked up to shore power.

Won't this work? Or . . . am I missing something?

First off, There are manufactured pigtails that will allow you to plug
your boat into a regular three pronged plug or extension cord -- well
worth having for all sorts of applications.

Secondly, that approach should work fine for anything that's happy
plugged directly into the generator, provided you are powering the
boat only from the generator -- trying to simultaneously match it with
another AC source, like shore power or an inverter, would be asking
for significant problems.

Ryk

Please help me understand. MyYamaha manual says" be sure to ground (
earth) the generator" and the picture is showing a wire connected to the
generator and the other end is a nail burried to the earth ground. How
to I do that on a boat?
I have a 26 foot Monterey with shore power.I purchased a boat shore
power adapter to regular household plug ( 3 prong) and I was thingking
of pluging that to the generator. I am confuse about grounding of the
generator to the earth ground ( the nailing to ground thing) ????

Every portable generator I have seen has this situation. I have
2 portable generators and never setup the ground as they say.
Just visit a construction site and see haw many generators
are grounded. I've also seen many portable generators on
boats. None have an earth ground. Just plug it in and go.

Doug
s/v Callista

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Please help me understand. MyYamaha manual says" be sure to ground (
earth) the generator" and the picture is showing a wire connected to the
generator and the other end is a nail burried to the earth ground. How
to I do that on a boat?
I have a 26 foot Monterey with shore power.I purchased a boat shore
power adapter to regular household plug ( 3 prong) and I was thingking
of pluging that to the generator. I am confuse about grounding of the
generator to the earth ground ( the nailing to ground thing) ????