On Jun 22, 11:56*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:48:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jun 22, 10:11 pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On advice from ppl in this group, I paid the big bucks for a good
generator and got a Yamaha 2000 watt for $989 from Amazon (yeah, I
know a weird place to buy a generator). It should be here in a couple
of days but the reviews were all very good.

good deal man. it will deliver the goods for you, just make sure you
have good ventilation. Even though outside a still night can make the
monoxide drift in strange ways.

CO is really dangerous. They're a lot more of a risk than a tiny
amount propane gas down current. A friend of mine almost died from CO
poisoning. He didn't even realize it was happening.

Good points y'all. I am so used to running my boats diesel to
generate power that I did not even think of this (Diesels do not make
CO) but I do not ever plan to use it at night or in confined space but
thanx for the warning.

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:22:54 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

On Jun 22, 11:56*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:48:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jun 22, 10:11 pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On advice from ppl in this group, I paid the big bucks for a good
generator and got a Yamaha 2000 watt for $989 from Amazon (yeah, I
know a weird place to buy a generator). It should be here in a couple
of days but the reviews were all very good.

good deal man. it will deliver the goods for you, just make sure you
have good ventilation. Even though outside a still night can make the
monoxide drift in strange ways.

CO is really dangerous. They're a lot more of a risk than a tiny
amount propane gas down current. A friend of mine almost died from CO
poisoning. He didn't even realize it was happening.

Good points y'all. I am so used to running my boats diesel to
generate power that I did not even think of this (Diesels do not make
CO) but I do not ever plan to use it at night or in confined space but
thanx for the warning.

Actually, they do... I had to look it up. Seems to be only under load,
so unless it's under a lot of load, you're ok.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust

You might want to get a CO monitor. That was what saved my friend. His
wife heard it and came to investigate.

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:58:36 -0700, wrote:

Actually, they do... I had to look it up. Seems to be only under load,
so unless it's under a lot of load, you're ok.

If you want the last bit of power, you use excess fuel to insure that
all the oxygen in the air is utilized. Since a Diesel ingests the same
amount of air regardless of load, at a given RPM, at part power there
is excess air, and all the fuel get burned. So only trace of CO.

Casady

On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:07:37 -0500, Richard Casady
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:58:36 -0700, wrote:

Actually, they do... I had to look it up. Seems to be only under load,
so unless it's under a lot of load, you're ok.

If you want the last bit of power, you use excess fuel to insure that
all the oxygen in the air is utilized. Since a Diesel ingests the same
amount of air regardless of load, at a given RPM, at part power there
is excess air, and all the fuel get burned. So only trace of CO.

Casady

Yes, that's what I read... just a trace. I don't know how many PPM are
required to cause harm, but I'm betting zero is better than anything.

On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:19:10 -0700, wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:07:37 -0500, Richard Casady
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:58:36 -0700, wrote:

Actually, they do... I had to look it up. Seems to be only under load,
so unless it's under a lot of load, you're ok.

If you want the last bit of power, you use excess fuel to insure that
all the oxygen in the air is utilized. Since a Diesel ingests the same
amount of air regardless of load, at a given RPM, at part power there
is excess air, and all the fuel get burned. So only trace of CO.

Casady

Yes, that's what I read... just a trace. I don't know how many PPM are
required to cause harm, but I'm betting zero is better than anything.

Black smoke from Diesel indicates incomplete combustion and if it is
present, you can expect CO as well.

Casady

On 6/23/11 3:14 PM, Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:19:10 -0700, wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:07:37 -0500, Richard Casady
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:58:36 -0700, wrote:

Actually, they do... I had to look it up. Seems to be only under load,
so unless it's under a lot of load, you're ok.

If you want the last bit of power, you use excess fuel to insure that
all the oxygen in the air is utilized. Since a Diesel ingests the same
amount of air regardless of load, at a given RPM, at part power there
is excess air, and all the fuel get burned. So only trace of CO.

Casady

Yes, that's what I read... just a trace. I don't know how many PPM are
required to cause harm, but I'm betting zero is better than anything.

Black smoke from Diesel indicates incomplete combustion and if it is
present, you can expect CO as well.

Casady


I don't run the diesel generator or the diesel engines on our boat
unless everyone is awake and the cabin is open. I've got CO detectors
placed appropriately. I also drop down in the bilge before using the
boat to check oil, fittings, whatever I can see. CO scares the crap out
of me.




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On 6/23/11 3:38 PM, Harryk wrote:
On 6/23/11 3:14 PM, Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:19:10 -0700, wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:07:37 -0500, Richard Casady
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:58:36 -0700, wrote:

Actually, they do... I had to look it up. Seems to be only under load,
so unless it's under a lot of load, you're ok.

If you want the last bit of power, you use excess fuel to insure that
all the oxygen in the air is utilized. Since a Diesel ingests the same
amount of air regardless of load, at a given RPM, at part power there
is excess air, and all the fuel get burned. So only trace of CO.

Casady

Yes, that's what I read... just a trace. I don't know how many PPM are
required to cause harm, but I'm betting zero is better than anything.

Black smoke from Diesel indicates incomplete combustion and if it is
present, you can expect CO as well.

Casady


I don't run the diesel generator or the diesel engines on our boat
unless everyone is awake and the cabin is open. I've got CO detectors
placed appropriately. I also drop down in the bilge before using the
boat to check oil, fittings, whatever I can see. CO scares the crap out
of me.




I do have to be honest, even if I did own a boat, when have I ever been
away from rec.boats long enough to actually use a boat ... and don't get
me started about me having any time to use a motorcycle.

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Harryk wrote:
On 6/23/11 3:14 PM, Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:19:10 -0700, wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:07:37 -0500, Richard Casady
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:58:36 -0700, wrote:

Actually, they do... I had to look it up. Seems to be only under
load,
so unless it's under a lot of load, you're ok.

If you want the last bit of power, you use excess fuel to insure that
all the oxygen in the air is utilized. Since a Diesel ingests the same
amount of air regardless of load, at a given RPM, at part power there
is excess air, and all the fuel get burned. So only trace of CO.

Casady

Yes, that's what I read... just a trace. I don't know how many PPM are
required to cause harm, but I'm betting zero is better than anything.

Black smoke from Diesel indicates incomplete combustion and if it is
present, you can expect CO as well.

Casady


I don't run the diesel generator or the diesel engines on our boat
unless everyone is awake and the cabin is open. I've got CO detectors
placed appropriately. I also drop down in the bilge before using the
boat to check oil, fittings, whatever I can see. CO scares the crap
out of me.




Still running with that story, narcissist?