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• the ever unpopular generator
  • The Honda is a 800 watt
  • Most Cruisers here
  • Craig I feel your pain
    • Thanks and sound
      • Further thoughts about solar
      • Generator noise
        • Yes I've seen/heard that too
          • Keep in mind that folks find slapping halyards annoying...
            • Yes I have considered that
        • Yeah, if you're going to run your engine or generator in a quiet anchorage, expect the worst.
  • Generator
  • I suppose it's too late to consider block ice Craig.
    • We managed....
      • What is your "very good insulation?"
        • Super Insulation...
          • I wondered about putting vacuum panels in pour in place foam...
            • Yep...
              • I see you used the rotozip and cut out your installed unit...
                • Good luck!
    • Ice
    • For the last 25 years we have made do with block ice on our small cruisers
      • Ron, nice interior... what is your boat?
        • Voyager 26 - I made it as much like a PSC as possible.
    • The block ice quality around here is awful -- full of air!
      • Ice
        • You can still get the 50 pounders in Camden, with a rope handle frozen in the block.
      • Ice
  • My 2 cents ...
    • One more thing I use ...
  • My thoughts