[C320-list] 1200 watt generator

[Pat Moriarty]

Yea buy a cheap generator and everyone within a half mile will hate 
you they are so loud. Buy a Honda or other shielded generator and you 
will thank me in 3 months. You can always use the other generator for 
an anchor unless you live in California and they probably have an 
ordinance against that too. I just run an inverter and they are non 
poluting and quiet.

At 10:45 AM 5/23/2007, you wrote:
>Re: 1200 watt generator
>Paul,
>
>Will your 1200 watt generator discussed below start and run the microwave on
>the boat.
>
>Has anyone run the microwave with a 1000 watt generator?  The microwave is
>rated at 1000 watts. If so which one?
>
>If you google generators, there are a ton of ones listed at 1000 watts and
>very inexpensive
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Len
>Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 1:35 PM
>To: C320-List
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Battery Selector Switch
>
>
>Paul,
>
>After reading your battery saga below, I want to get a generator---which
>portable 1200 Watt generator do you have Make/Model?  Cost/where bought?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Len Krane
>Marina del Rey, CA
>Aqua5  #1070
>
>On 5/20/07, Vpweikel at aol.com <Vpweikel at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > We had what I call a strange and unexpected occurrence while anchored out
> > this weekend.
> >
> > Before retiring for the night, I was careful to put the selector switch on
> > battery #2 only so that in case the battery bank was drawn down, I'd have
> > battery #1 for a back-up to start the engine.
> >
> > As I expected, the anchor light and a few other small miscellaneous uses
> > drew the battery down low enough that the engine would not crank ( I
> > purposely
> > turned the reefer circuit off ).  Feeling good about the back-up plan, I
> > switched over to battery #1 and turned the key.  Nothing
> > !  Both  batteries were
> > down.
> >
> > I know for a fact that the batteries are at least 5 years old since
> > I  have
> > not replaced them.  The boat is a 1996 and for all I know the  batteries
> > could
> > be 10 years old which is well beyond the normal expected life  span.  But
> > that
> > doesn't explain to me satisfactorily why both banks were  discharged with
> > the
> > selector switch set to #2 only.  Surely, even a tired,  old battery would
> > hold charge for 14 hours - but maybe I'm wrong.
> >
> > Has anyone experienced this ?
> >
> > I'm beginning to think that something must be wired wrong or the selector
> > switch failed.  This was the first real "test" of the system that we  have
> > done.
> > Any suggestions on how to make the proper checks of the system  both
> > switch
> > and house wiring ?
> >
> > I am planning on replacing the batteries soon.  At the moment, I  just
> > think
> > this should not have happened given the precautions that were  taken.
> >
> >
> > The good news is that, the new portable 1200 Watt generator was
> > on-board  and
> > in 30 minutes running time the batteries were topped up enough to start
> > the
> > engine and get us underway.
> >
> >
> > Paul Weikel
> > Second Chance
> > #361
> > Georgetown, MD
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ************************************** See what's free at
> > http://www.aol.com.
> >

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