We know that in order to keep sailing, we must keep the Admirals happy. Therefore, we must have the required electrical power for their necessities ( heat, A/C, hair drier, blender, coffee maker, etc. ). Battery power alone will not run all of the necessities. This post started out with a very good question. What are some recommend generators? I'm sure this vast audience of experts will have valuable information. Instead of telling us why we don't or shouldn't use a generator, please tell us your recommendations of models and capacities. Please also let us know if we can simply use an adapter to plug into the existing 30A shore power. Thanks