On 19 Jan 2007 23:08:04 -0800, "dene" wrote:

A couple of months ago, somebody in a boating forum described using a
modified cooler to house a honda 2000 genny. I passed on those posts to
my talented stepson and today we came up with a proto-type, that he may
eventually market for roughly $150 on E-bay. This is the first one with
more improvements envisioned before it goes to market. This cooler is a
Coleman 5 day, 100 qt. we got on sale at Walmart for $35. Only problem
with it is that it's not high enough, forcing us to cut a hole into the
top of the door.

Though I've had no experience with gensets, I've many times wondered
why the commonly used small engines can't be quieted with better
mufflers. Never looked into it hard, but it seems to me that better
exhaust muffling could be fabricated without using too much extra
space. I'm not up on back pressure issues, so that's a consideration.
Something else that comes to mind is rigging a sound deflector from
suitable materials to attach to points on the genset, where you'll
still have a side open for cooling yet project the mechanical sounds
away from the boat. Might break down for compact stowage.
Just some thoughts.

--Vic

Great thoughts....thanks!

-Greg

Vic Smith wrote:
On 19 Jan 2007 23:08:04 -0800, "dene" wrote:

A couple of months ago, somebody in a boating forum described using a
modified cooler to house a honda 2000 genny. I passed on those posts to
my talented stepson and today we came up with a proto-type, that he may
eventually market for roughly $150 on E-bay. This is the first one with
more improvements envisioned before it goes to market. This cooler is a
Coleman 5 day, 100 qt. we got on sale at Walmart for $35. Only problem
with it is that it's not high enough, forcing us to cut a hole into the
top of the door.

Though I've had no experience with gensets, I've many times wondered
why the commonly used small engines can't be quieted with better
mufflers. Never looked into it hard, but it seems to me that better
exhaust muffling could be fabricated without using too much extra
space. I'm not up on back pressure issues, so that's a consideration.
Something else that comes to mind is rigging a sound deflector from
suitable materials to attach to points on the genset, where you'll
still have a side open for cooling yet project the mechanical sounds
away from the boat. Might break down for compact stowage.
Just some thoughts.

--Vic