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Great advice. I too like the concept of more horsepower, provided fuel economy doesn’t go out the window and additional maintenance costs don’t cancel whatever advantage I would have gained from more torque. Like all of the boats I have owned in the past, a thorough engine survey is worth it’s weight in Gold. One additional question I have is related to the generator. Do most of the operators use their generators or are they an unnecessary piece of expensive equipment clogging up engine access. A few of the boats I have seen do not have them or did, but were removed with wiring still in place. Thoughts on that?
Thanks in advance,
Christian
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I owned a 1997 31 open for 10 years and never really missed a generator... I agree it takes up a lot of space in the engine room making serving difficult to say the least and adds to the maintenance costs/issues ... If you cruise as we did, staying at marinas, I don't think it's a necessity.... We cruised extensively over the 10 years, many trips in excess of 3 weeks. Covered lots of water including Chesapeake Bay, Hudson River/Lake Champlain to Montreal, East to Boston, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Block Island and points north to NH from our home port on Long Island Sound... Never felt we needed a generator even when we stayed on the hook for a day or so... Believe the 31's were split between those with and those w/o a generator. I now own a 38 Open with a generator and continue to cruise the same waters... Most of the time I run w/o the generator running although it's great to have the cabin cool, ice from the ice machine when tying up for the night. It's also nice when spending a night or 2 on the hook ensuring the batteries remain changed & ice for drinks. We never go to sleep w/generator running. Just open the hatches and port hole windows.....M2C
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I am in Florida and it gets HOT! My genny is running before I leave until I get back to shore power. When offshore it sure is nice to duck into a really cold salon. We run it on the hook as well. I make sure the CO detectors are in good working order and sleep like a baby.
I have never boated up north and maybe the weather and bugs are better but down here and in the Bahamas it is a must have. Wouldn't be without it.
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12-02-2018, 08:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-02-2018, 08:41 PM by Misdirection.)
Normally, I do not run my generator much. However, during a fishing trip this year it was rather hot and my wife wasn't feeling well. Kicked on the generator to cool down the cabin and that made all the difference. Besides, being able to make popcorn underway makes everyone happier:-)
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