We got a generator to run the AC/Heat, TV, Blender, etc. But where to put it?:neutral:
The port locker has the ac unit and life jackets and what not. The stern locker has the propane.
So I built a bracket with some steel rod and put some teak on it for the heck of it. Where the generator hangs is gimbaled so that when sailing and the boat is heeling the unit stays upright for proper oil flow.:dance:
I welded together two fittings, one that sits on top of the stern rail and then one half way down. The Lower one accepts middle (horizontal) and upright (vertical) rail tube of the stern rail so it is locked in and doesn't sway. The two fittings are offset so that the bracket is parallel with the center line of the boat and not off to the side as the stern rails are angled. The generator receiver is made so you can offer it up to it with your hand and set it in and not pinch your fingers
Only thing left is to get it chromed.
Sound and vibration are minimal even when in the cockpit.
Later,
Nels
The port locker has the ac unit and life jackets and what not. The stern locker has the propane.
So I built a bracket with some steel rod and put some teak on it for the heck of it. Where the generator hangs is gimbaled so that when sailing and the boat is heeling the unit stays upright for proper oil flow.:dance:
I welded together two fittings, one that sits on top of the stern rail and then one half way down. The Lower one accepts middle (horizontal) and upright (vertical) rail tube of the stern rail so it is locked in and doesn't sway. The two fittings are offset so that the bracket is parallel with the center line of the boat and not off to the side as the stern rails are angled. The generator receiver is made so you can offer it up to it with your hand and set it in and not pinch your fingers
Only thing left is to get it chromed.
Sound and vibration are minimal even when in the cockpit.
Later,
Nels
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