Generator question

[maineguides]

Im going to buy a Honda eu2000i and was wondering how I should feed it to my electrical system? I'm thinking the cleanest and easier way would be to hook it up to my shore power socket? Does this sound right"

 

[El Mar]

Yep that's the safest and pretty much the only way to do it.

 

[roydawn]

That's exactly what I did, made a nice 20 amp cord with a 20 A plug to go into the Honda & a 30 A plug to go into my my shore power inlet. Works great!! Also mounted the Honda 2000i on the swim deck with a ratchet strap, & added a SS eye bolt to LOCK the Honda to, I hear they tend to disappear at anchorages!! Roy

 

[Raider Ronnie]

I've got one.
When its on the boat it's up in the tower.
Rubber Matt under it.
Strapped down.
30 amp cord down to the boats shore power plug.
I mainly use it if staying out over night tuna fishing.
It runs 7-9 hrs on a gallon of gas but the accessory gas cap to an auxillery fuel tank is $ well spent.
Nothing worse that having to refill in the middle of the night with the boat rocking & rolling.

 

[Ripcat]

I've got one.
When its on the boat it's up in the tower.
Rubber Matt under it.
Strapped down.
30 amp cord down to the boats shore power plug.
I mainly use it if staying out over night tuna fishing.
It runs 7-9 hrs on a gallon of gas but the accessory gas cap to an auxillery fuel tank is $ well spent.
Nothing worse that having to refill in the middle of the night with the boat rocking & rolling.

Ronnie...what mat do you use? I bought one for that exact purpose but it acted like a giant sneaker and scuffed the area all up.

 

[Toolate]

Any way to add a hose to the exhaust to get it underwater? Always wondered about that but I have never been close to one.

 

[Raider Ronnie]

Ronnie...what mat do you use? I bought one for that exact purpose but it acted like a giant sneaker and scuffed the area all up.

Nothing special for a rubber mat.
Basically I use one so the Generator doesn't slide around.
A little more vibration dampening is a benefit also, although these Honda's don't vibrate much at all.

 

[tunaorlater]

Any way to add a hose to the exhaust to get it underwater? Always wondered about that but I have never been close to one.

What would be the use? It's air no matter if it put in the water or the air.

 

[Toolate]

Just to make it quieter. Never been close to one...

 

[Ripcat]

Just to make it quieter. Never been close to one...

Its a very quiet generator...no need to silence it any further in my opinion.

 

[manni-yunk]

Just to make it quieter. Never been close to one...

The 2kw is so quiet, its ridiculous. The 3Kw is a tiny bit lounder, but not much.

You can stand 2 feet from it and carry on a conversation without speaking any more loudly than normal.

Those little Honda's are amazing. Between fuel consumption and quietness - they are worth every penny.

 

[Ripcat]

Nothing special for a rubber mat.
Basically I use one so the Generator doesn't slide around.
A little more vibration dampening is a benefit also, although these Honda's don't vibrate much at all.

Well I've gone to Home Depot, Lowes and local hardware stores but can't find a non-slip that won't mark the deck of my boat like sneakers do. Where'd you get yours?

 

[DonnyP]

Anyone know if one of these would power a 12000BTU heat/ac unit?

Thank you,
Donny

 

[captjohn]

Running a hose to the exhaust will probably result in a fire. Exhaust gasses, not to mention the muffler you hook it up to, get very very hot. Bad idea.

 

[captjohn]

A 2kw unit is putting out a little over 18 amps at full load. A 3kw a little over 27 amps. You need to check the current draw on the unit and the pump. Start up current could be a problem if your at or even close to the maximum current.

 

[Fishinengineer]

Honda

2KW will run the A/C in my truck camper until the compressor cycles off, when it comes back on the generator goes into overload. I think there is some sort of soft start control for the camper A/Cs that may avoid this, not sure if could be adapted to a marine A/C compressor.

 

[Badlatitude]

Running a hose to the exhaust will probably result in a fire. Exhaust gasses, not to mention the muffler you hook it up to, get very very hot. Bad idea.

They make a kit specifically for the EU3000is to do that....

 

[DonnyP]

A 2kw unit is putting out a little over 18 amps at full load. A 3kw a little over 27 amps. You need to check the current draw on the unit and the pump. Start up current could be a problem if your at or even close to the maximum current.

Thanks CaptJohn. The gen will be outside on the deck or swim platform when running, so no worries about running exhaust hose. I believe the full load amps is 10.9. I can't seem to find Start Up amps.

 

[jerseysportfisher]

The honda 2000 max 16.7 amp continuos 13.3. Doesnt give you much lee way with fridge charger and other items. Go bigger. It can be an expensive lesson overloading a genset. Always buy bigger

 

[johnny g]

glacierbay cats used to offer the honda 2000i as an option.they had a fiberglass box that the gen went in and was mounted to the swim platform between the motors. it was vented so that the gen could run inside it but helped keep it out of the weather. had a hole to run the cord out of into the shore power connection on the boat. with the talent here im sure it could be done pretty easy