Where to store a petrol generator?

[Cappen Boidseye]

Hi,
Having looked for ways to keep the batteries on my Verl 27 charged, Wind and water powered generators are all hellish dear. I have bought a decent intelligent battery charger and a 900w 4 stroke petrol generator to make volts with. Concious of the problems with anti-social aspects of exploding due to petrol vapour build-up, I am trying to figure out where to keep the genny on the boat. I think it is going to be too big for the gas locker. The only other locker is not vented and opens to a void under the cockpit floor. Any ideas?

 

[Slowtack]

Box - stainless or grp hanging off your pushpit

 

[Rivers & creeks]

I used to run ours dry each time, I bought a 1l bottle to fill it up with and knew that would last the hour needed to put 16amps in the battery and heat up the calorifier, charge the mobile phone etc. I reckoned the minimal fuel left in the tightly sealed fuel tank in the genny was a risk I could live with.

 

[CaptainBob]

We've got a little Honda EX650. I keep it in the main cockpit locker, often with considerable amounts of fuel still in it. Never had a leak.

I've put a length of rope onto the handle so I can hoik it out without having to bend over, so it's super easy to extract and return.

When conditions permit, I stick it in the tender when it's running. Near silent then.

Also have wind generator (Rutland 913) but we're very heavy on the batteries as we work on the net a lot. If we didn't I think the Rutland alone would have been adequate most of the time.

 

[Cappen Boidseye]

I think CaptainBobs cockpit locker idea is the only practical one for my boat. At least there are no ignition sources in that locker and I don't think vapour can get from the cockpit locker into the boats interior.
I suppose an alternative would be to convert the genny to an external petrol feed and use a tank which could be stowed in the gas locker, then just run the genny dry when it is finished with. However I don't fancy the potential petrol leaks that sort of arrangement could have.

 

[stuhaynes]

I think CaptainBobs cockpit locker idea is the only practical one for my boat. At least there are no ignition sources in that locker and I don't think vapour can get from the cockpit locker into the boats interior.
I suppose an alternative would be to convert the genny to an external petrol feed and use a tank which could be stowed in the gas locker, then just run the genny dry when it is finished with. However I don't fancy the potential petrol leaks that sort of arrangement could have.

Based on this thread I'm thinking of getting rid of ours. We have no place to save it except under the stern deck. I bought it new, petrol Yamaha 1000 watt 4 stroke, 7 years ago and it's had no more than 60-70 hours in all that time. Last year we upgraded our electrical system (already 24 volts) with a high powered alternator, big battery bank and 1500 watt inverter.

When cruising we have plenty of electrical power to drive everything on-board apart from the immersion heater, which with the help of the panel here is now directly heated from the engine, and the washing machine which won't accept a quasi sine wave. This being the case we don't object to the occasional use of a launderette. As it is, the generator is just extra un-needed ballast.

Just my situation, not really advice