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Experience with Honda Generator

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There has been considerable discussion recently on the use of a Honda 2000 generator to power AC units when not connected to shore power.  Having just purchased one, here is my experience.  Note that this was for a 387 with two CruiseAir AC units, a larger one for the main cabin and a smaller one for the stern cabin.

First, the generator had no problem running the stern AC unit.  Unfortunately, the stern unit couldn’t deal with the whole boat when at anchor in the 90+ degree afternoon’s sun.  We didn’t try it at night.

Second, the generator could run the larger AC unit as long as it was the first time you ran it that day.   What you can’t do is to let the compressor stop and then restart it.  That causes an overload on the generator.

(Updated: 8/19/2013 – I installed a Dometic SmartStart to the main AC

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We have 2 Marine Air  units 16000 btu and 7500 btu. The larger one is installed under the forward port settee in the salon the smaller is installed in the port closet in the aft cabin. They have work well over the past 10 years. One feature is the humidity mode that we use when we left the boat in the Rio Dulce, Guatemala 6 months each year for 5 years. The boat would be just as we left it in June when we returned in January.

With regard to a generator we used a Honda 2000 for the years we had Up Jinks in Central America. It is quiet and efficient.  The only down side is it uses gasoline which we kept in a 5 gallon can secured on the deck. While cruising we would keep the generator in the space between the laserettes just in front of the

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