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Our water is too hot at 20 minutes engine running time and I’ve yet to use
the Honda just to heat water. Don’t really need it in these latitudes. . I
also carry at least 5 gallons gas on deck that I transfer to a handy 2
gallon jug that makes filling the generator and small outboard easy enough.
I have no problem carrying gas as I’ve had 2 past boats that burned gas.
Just need to be careful and aware. I love my Honda, can’t imagine ever not
having one on any boat I’ll ever own from here on out.
KenOn Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 3:00 PM, Tor via maillist <>
wrote:Quote:Rich,I’m no expert on boat water heaters, but it sounds like yours may not be
working very well – or else you just like seriously scalding hot water. I
get the water in Silverheels’ tank as hot as I can stand to shower in,
which is as hot as I can imagine ever needing it, in about 20 minutes via
either the engine or the generator (or less, depending on the air
temperature). If it’s taking you an hour, maybe something’s wrong with the
heater? Is it original?As for schlepping your Honda generator to the fuel dock and back every
couple of days, is there a reason you don’t just cart a couple of gallons
of gasoline to the boat in a jerry jug and pour it in? (I get that some
don’t want jerry jugs full of gas on a boat for safety reasons, but for
cruising off the US marina grid it’s pretty much unavoidable. I carry at
least 10 gallons for the outboard and generator, and use a siphon hose to
fill the latter in the cockpit.)As for a marinized Honda EU2000, wouldn’t that be nice! I have replaced
most of the rusting screws in mine with stainless and I keep it covered
much of the time it’s not being used, which probably helps to preserve it a
little. Just sold my old one, still running perfectly after 5 years hard
usage, and will buy a new replacement before heading south again. I think
I’m going to install an inline fuel filter this time, between the tank and
the carburetor.Tor
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Ditto on that, Ken – greatest thing since sliced bread – except I
don’t have a convenient place on deck for two 5-gallon jugs of
gasoline, one of which I’m going to want in the cockpit every few
days. So I stow them inside the starboard cockpit locker,
securely wedged. Never had a problem with it.Tor
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We’re anchored here next to Dave and Tanya on hull # 18 “Dia Latis” which
they completely redid up in Maine for this trip and among MANY improvements
to the overall boat, added a brand spanking new generator into the port
cockpit locker. They really did do their boat right, but he says to me
…wish I never put that generator in, I’d rather have a Honda 2000 that
will do all I’ll ever need. Nuff said!
KenOn Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Silverheels via maillist <
> wrote:Quote:Ditto on that, Ken – greatest thing since sliced bread – except I
don’t have a convenient place on deck for two 5-gallon jugs of
gasoline, one of which I’m going to want in the cockpit every few
days. So I stow them inside the starboard cockpit locker,
securely wedged. Never had a problem with it.Tor
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