Living and boating in the South with hot humid nights, I want a generator for the AC to sleep with some comfort. Even if you removed this factor, I would still want a generator because if something goes wrong with the battery bank and you keep the generator on a separate battery for the generator only, you can have all the power you want to recharge. I know, from experience.
Although I think it is a little loud, my generator is 1981 Westerbeke 4.4 KW unit which runs on a two cylinder Mitsubishi motor which is also discontinued. This generator was not running when I bought the boat. My very talented generator mechanic made this unit run extremely well and was able to find the parts.
Do not give up too easily on what you already have.
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