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Bill's hard at work installing a sweet little generator on the Starboard
side.
It's a next generation power 3.5kw. It has a 5kw end on it but
sustains 3.5 at the designed operating speed. Runs a 16,000 btu a/c
and a microwave at the same time. the engine and genny are seperate units
connected via gilmer type belt. It is very economical 1cyl kubota and
about the size of two 8d batteries and 160 lb's.
I have attached photos of the generator installation in progress. I had to
remove the genny from the enclosure so it would fit through the lazzerette.
I built a bed where the original water heater was out of three quarter
exterior ply. Then I epoxied it all and screwed to the bulkhead. I glassed
in the aft end to the hull.I painted it all with easypoxy. I jigged up the
enclosure pan under the lazzerette opening then swung the boom over the
dock and lifted the jenny. After swinging back over the lazzerette the
genny was lowered onto the pan and bolted to the mounts. The assembly then
had to be slid forward to the bed and bolted down. |