Honda eu2000 Storage
I converted my 32-2 to an electric drive (48 volts 10Kw) so a generator is a bit more important to me than to those with an inboard. I can motor for 20 miles at 4+ knots on the charge from shore power. If I supplement that charge with a 2000 watt generator then it doubles (or more). The problem that I found is if I go from my homeport (Tacoma) to Olympia (36 miles) I'll have to completely recharge which requires a 30 amp circuit. Last summer I made a mounting area on the fore deck with two pad eyes to secure the generator while underway and during use. You can still hear it but it's quieter than a diesel running below deck. I made a thick dense foam pad for it to sit on to insulate the deck from vibrations. And a ratchet strap through the handle and secured to the pad eyes kept it very secure. This year I bought the companion generator (another eu2000) that when combined with the original generator gives me a 30 amp 110 volt generator. The companion genny has a 30 amp receptacle. I enlarged the fore deck area for it and moved the forward pad eye to accommodate both gennys. My wife made a nice sunbrella cover to hide them and I made a new foam pad to insulate the deck from them. Now if we have to motor to distant anchorages and use my batteries I can recharge the 48 volt battery pack in a few hours with the gennys. The generators on the fore deck with the cover on looks like its supposed to be there.
I converted my 32-2 to an electric drive (48 volts 10Kw) so a generator is a bit more important to me than to those with an inboard. I can motor for 20 miles at 4+ knots on the charge from shore power. If I supplement that charge with a 2000 watt generator then it doubles (or more). The problem that I found is if I go from my homeport (Tacoma) to Olympia (36 miles) I'll have to completely recharge which requires a 30 amp circuit. Last summer I made a mounting area on the fore deck with two pad eyes to secure the generator while underway and during use. You can still hear it but it's quieter than a diesel running below deck. I made a thick dense foam pad for it to sit on to insulate the deck from vibrations. And a ratchet strap through the handle and secured to the pad eyes kept it very secure. This year I bought the companion generator (another eu2000) that when combined with the original generator gives me a 30 amp 110 volt generator. The companion genny has a 30 amp receptacle. I enlarged the fore deck area for it and moved the forward pad eye to accommodate both gennys. My wife made a nice sunbrella cover to hide them and I made a new foam pad to insulate the deck from them. Now if we have to motor to distant anchorages and use my batteries I can recharge the 48 volt battery pack in a few hours with the gennys. The generators on the fore deck with the cover on looks like its supposed to be there.
