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Old 04-26-2019, 12:44 PM   #102
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"Now, the Honda buzzing away on the deck is a different story. We keep hearing how they're so quiet, just isn't so. You can hear the unmistakable drone of a portable gas generator from clear across the anchorage. It seems owners always pick sunset to crank them up."

No truer words have been spoken on the generator debate. Bottom line, it doesn't matter if the boat is power or sail, its a question of what the generator is and how its set up. I have been next to inboard generators that were whisper quite - the lower the revs the quieter they are. Diesel tends to be better than gas - the gas ones tend to be higher revving. Of course the muffler set up has a lot to do with it.

I'll echo the sentiments on the "Honda's" - they are torture.
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