Interesting...... I was on a '97 Hunter 376 the other day equipped with a factory installed Phasor 6KW genset for the same reason, air-conditioning on the hook. It seemed kinda loud but I could probably sleep well without the requirement of several run runners. This was set up in the cockpit locker and appeared to be well insulated but it still seemed "intrusive".
Steve Weinstein S/V HYDRO-THERAPY 1981 Cherubini Hunter 33 Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY All outgoing mail protected by Norton A/V ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip McConnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Anyone need a Westerbeke 8.5 BT genset. ..or parts? > > > Steve Weinstein wrote: >> Just out of curiosity, Phil, what are you replacing it with? And what >> kind >> of boat was she installed in. > > The replacement genny will be an Entec 4.2kw unit. The choice is driven > by the fact that generating unit is water cooled so the sound shield > does not require cooling venting and the sound shield seems particularly > well engineered. Oh, and it fits in the space available. > > The boat is a Tayana 52 center cockpit cutter. While the boat is > largish, she has a comparatively small engine space comprised basically > of the space under the cockpit sole. Into this space is crammed the > propulsion engine, the generator, the refrigeration compressor, and a > watermaker. I'm disposing of the watermaker and putting in a smaller > genny to get more space. I'll also try to improve the spaces sound > proofing which is pretty minimal. > >> I'm asking specifically 'cause I was curious about the noise level at >> night >> in a mooring field or anchorage. Did you get any complaints from >> neighbors? > > Noise is the primary reason for the change. The old Westerbeast had no > sound shielding at all and was unpleasantly loud. You had to be REALLY > tired to be able to sleep in the aft cabin when the thing was running. > Rum helped. Don't know if it was objectionable to other people. I > probably couldn't hear them if they did complain. > > The only thing I have to have a genny to do is run AC when anchored so > quiet is nice. The Entec genny's output is also sufficient to create the > maximum output from my inverter\charger (140A @ 12V) so it will charge > batteries well. What's more, if you screw up and really flatten the > batteries, the Entec can be started by hand. > > Philip > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
