Post by partizancudjoe on Apr 20, 2021 23:19:27 GMT -5
It has been a few months now. We brought our new 26 XO home about 5 weeks ago. It has been taken on 2 trips. Each was 3 days long.
For 120, we decided to take our Pulsar G2319N portable inverter generator. I designed a little generator "dog house" that protects it from rain. The Generator is also set up in such a way as to assure that all exhaust gas gets directed away from the boat.
The Pulsar does pretty well. I definitely cannot run everything at once. However, it powers the 8000btu Dometic a/c, the stove, the microwave, the water heater, the battery charger, etc. so long as you are careful with which loads are on simultaneously. I hooked up a power meter and took notes on how much amperage each requires, so it is down to a science.
A full tank (1.18 gallons) in normal mode will get me 8 hours. In economy mode running the a/c all night, it'll run 13 hours+. Maintenance is a breeze. I use a magnetic dipstick to capture metal shavings. The current oil has 27 hours on it and looks as good as new. The manufacturer recommends changing it at every 50.
I've not made a final decision on which way to go, but I'm finding the portable generator option to work pretty well.
For 120, we decided to take our Pulsar G2319N portable inverter generator. I designed a little generator "dog house" that protects it from rain. The Generator is also set up in such a way as to assure that all exhaust gas gets directed away from the boat.
The Pulsar does pretty well. I definitely cannot run everything at once. However, it powers the 8000btu Dometic a/c, the stove, the microwave, the water heater, the battery charger, etc. so long as you are careful with which loads are on simultaneously. I hooked up a power meter and took notes on how much amperage each requires, so it is down to a science.
A full tank (1.18 gallons) in normal mode will get me 8 hours. In economy mode running the a/c all night, it'll run 13 hours+. Maintenance is a breeze. I use a magnetic dipstick to capture metal shavings. The current oil has 27 hours on it and looks as good as new. The manufacturer recommends changing it at every 50.
I've not made a final decision on which way to go, but I'm finding the portable generator option to work pretty well.
