Monarch III
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- Joined
- May 10, 2014
- Messages
- 4
- Location
- usa
- Vessel Name
- Monarch III
- Vessel Make
- Bluewater Pilothouse 40'
Im new to the site and have really enjoyed picking up information here and there. Now that I am in need of assistance so I have to be more than just a snooper... I am installing a new diesel generator into my boat that had a previous small diesel generator that was not grounded. Electrical issues can be difficult I know to answer so the easiest way to put the question. Where and how is the new generator grounded? The manual is very short on the subject probably by design and more written for the professional installer. It is a very small single cylinder unit that hooks up quite easily. The ground system in the generator is through the common wire connection. The generator has a post marked to ground. Would I take a suitable sized wire to the DC ground system? To one of the engines? (DC ground system) to the AC ground system? Which underway the AC ground system isn't really a ground correct? Thanks for any assistance or direction.