In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Roger Millin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Also, can you >categorically state what type of use you previous engine was subject to >by the pervious owner? For example, if he 'only' used it at low >revs/load for battery charging and never really got the boat moving >anywhere in between time to load the engine then of course it was >liable to glaze. YES the boat only ever did one trip of note from Hebden Bridge to York in 5 years. The rest of the time it was on the Rochdale being used as a livaboard and not moving very much at all. OK so there is double the power and half as many cylinders again but the principle of light loading still applies to all engines. If you consider that a 5hp engine will run a 5kw genset then a 40hp boat engine is hardly being loaded even with a 5kw travel power attached running flat out which unless you are running a big aircon or heaters it wont be, even with a washing machine, 85% of the washing machines cycle is without the heaters so will be about 3-400watts. Most use of 230v on a boat (except for charging the boats batteries if that is done from 230v) is well under 1500w total except for very short periods, so inverters and a dedicated 24v charging generator makes far more sense than a travel power both electrically and environmentally.
-- Julian Tether Barge Parglena e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
