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Old 11-15-2016, 02:39 PM   #20
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City: Victoria TX
Vessel Name: Bijou
Vessel Model: 2008 Island Packet PY/SP
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Originally Posted by Carolena View Post
How old is the generator? I ask becuase ours seemed loud and had some vibration when we bought our boat. At the time, the genny was approx. 10 years old with around 600 hours on it (northern lights 6KW). I wasn't sure if it was normal, as this is our first boat with a diesel generator. After doing some research on Boatdiesel, I determined that our mounts/isolators were likely worn. Replaced them last year and now you can barely tell it is running - all vibrations are gone. It also has an underwater exhaust/hushbox, but that only deals with exhaust sound.

It's about 8 years old. 800 hours.
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