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What to look for in a suitable generator. Also maintenance, spares and accessories. 7 pages
[PassageMaker, July 1998]
The author offers lots of cheaper ways to run the appliances on your boat before you consider installing a genset.
[SailNet, 6 May 2002]
Air-cooled, gasoline fueled, direct exhaust generators, without ignition-protection or flame-arresters, are available very cheaply, but putting one on your boat can have serious consequences, detailed in this Boating Safety Circular.
[U.S. Coast Guard, USA]
Excellent tour through the many advantages of using a DC generator for your power (and water and refrigeration) instead of an alternator or AC genset. Units from eight makers are discussed and their features compared. 9 pages with photos and tables.
[Blue Water Sailing, July 2003]
The basics of location, hardware, wiring, and exhausts for generators on small fishing boats.
[Pacific Fishing, May 2000]
Unmoderated forum on marine electrical and electronic equipment. Good advice and resources here, but you have to dig and you have to be selective.
[Usenet, USA]
How the various types of fuel cell and electric propulsion units work, with descriptions of the Solomon Technologies electric wheel and the silent generator from Victron Energy Systems. 4 pages with photos, diagrams and a list of fuel cell vendors
[Cruising World, March 2003]
Brief grab bag of facts and commentary about A/C generators. Primitive but useful page Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.
[Bill Dietrich, USA]
This is one cruising couple′s thinking on how to charge their 1800 Ah of batteries. Two huge alternators or a smaller DC genset?
[SetSail, July 2002]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on the best ways to generate, distribute, and control electricity on a cruising boat.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
Calculating Your Electrical Needs
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Overloading will kill a unit quickly; underloading will kill it more slowly but just as surely.
Terry Johnson
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