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New Generator
On advice from ppl in thsi 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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On Jun 22, 11:11*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On advice from ppl in thsi 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. Let us know how loud it is when you get it. We are looking for a generator we can run in public, the contractors generator I have now has got to be 75-80 db and I really don't want to run it in this tight neighborhood like I did down on the shore where I had a detached barn to run it in... |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:33:06 -0700 (PDT), "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!"
wrote: On Jun 22, 11:11*pm, Frogwatch wrote: On advice from ppl in thsi 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. Let us know how loud it is when you get it. We are looking for a generator we can run in public, the contractors generator I have now has got to be 75-80 db and I really don't want to run it in this tight neighborhood like I did down on the shore where I had a detached barn to run it in... ==== Running a generator in an enclosed space is never a good idea. Regarding CO detectors, it's probably a good investment for any boat. You can easily be overcome by your neighbors generator in an anchorage with no wind. It happens. We've had a detector for over 10 years and used to get occasional alarms on our old boat due to "station wagon" effect when underway in a following wind. |
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On 6/23/11 10:18 AM, Wayne B wrote:
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:33:06 -0700 (PDT), "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!" wrote: On Jun 22, 11:11 pm, wrote: On advice from ppl in thsi 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. Let us know how loud it is when you get it. We are looking for a generator we can run in public, the contractors generator I have now has got to be 75-80 db and I really don't want to run it in this tight neighborhood like I did down on the shore where I had a detached barn to run it in... ==== Running a generator in an enclosed space is never a good idea. Hmmm. What about the hundreds of thousands of boats that have diesel generators in their bilges? I always kept my gasoline generator on deck on my 25' Parker, and never ran it if we were taking a nap in the cabin. Though it was quiet, it wasn't odor-free...smelled like any other air-cooled gasoline engine when it was running. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing |
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