Portable power

[Portland Billy]

After seeing and hearing other boaters using very quiet portable generators am seriously considering buying one as a backup for batteries.
Never really needed one, but running A/C kit through an inverter means we have to be careful.
Anyone with any recommendations ?

 

[BB1]

Honda EU22i 2.2kW/2.2kVA Petrol Inverter Generator | Energy Generator Sales

 

[thamesS23]

That’s what we have on our boat. We only really use it when on our two week holiday on the days we’re we do a short daily trip of 2 hours or less. To be honest though we hardly used it much last year, and this year it didn’t come out once.

 

[prof pat pending]

Put another battery on just for the inverter

 

[Portland Billy]

Put another battery on just for the inverter

For the price of a decent battery and the fitting and rig- up I could be over half way to a portable Genny !

 

[prof pat pending]

But if you wire it in correctly you’ll not need to be careful with your leisure batteries again

No flaf of getting the genny out, will it start, have you fuel....a battery is always there ready to go
Actually going on your maths, get two batteries

 

[Actionmat]

Without wishing to sound too much like a miserable old sod, you may think it's quiet, sure they're quieter than the older ones, but they're still a bloody menace and they ruin a tranquil mooring for everybody else. Sort your charging system, load, kit and batteries out and you won't need one

 

[Portland Billy]

I said I've never needed one , but think it would be a handy thing to have.
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