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No mo Onan
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:29 am
by Obaby
Well I had enough of my unreliable old Onan Genset and after a bunch of research I went wilth the Westerbeke 5KW low profile genset. The MFR has been around for 68 years and that was a big part of my decision.
It will be finished on Monday but I thought I'd share the picture. The size difference is amazing !! and the thick red paint looks like it was dipped on. I dont think it will be rusting out lke my Onan anytime soon.
I'll followup when it's done..
Patrick
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:37 am
by RWS
Congrats on the new genny.
I replaced my old worn out Onan 6.5 in 2002 with a Next Gen 5.5 diesel.
The difference in reliability and decrease in noise made me smile.
You might consider a gen sep system in your exhaust line, it really makes a diffeence in the noise level.
RWS
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:12 am
by thecode9000
$?
Looks great!
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:28 am
by rossjo
That WB looks great. My old Onan 3.0 MDJA Diesel One-Lunger (No lunger!) genny is a loud, unreliable beast.
Which WB did you get? Gas or Diesel? Cost?
What boat did you put it in? Looks like you have it against the forward engine room bulkhead?
I like it a lot!
update
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:39 pm
by Obaby
Damm, ran into one issue. The new Westerbeke requires 2" input and 2" output. So that means a new strainer, new Wet-Exhaust and an new thru-hull out the side. (1/4 difference from the old Onan setup) Oh Well... didnt count on that but the end result will be worth it...
To answer your questions,
1. The generator was $5500 a low profile gas 5Kw generator ($800 discount in there too)
2. Mounted to the rear of the engine room bulkhead.. ( the old Onan was barley an inch below the floor-board and used all the space between the stringers, so theres quite a difference in size )
Anyhow, having some other things done but I should be back in the water this weekend.. Wish me luck... ! I'll follow-up when done..
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:06 pm
by RWS
Get an Exhaust Sep or Gen Sep while you are at it.
The cost is minimal plus 1 additional thru hull and enough hose to do an inverted loop.
It will seperate out the cooling water from the exhaust.
Kiss that annoying noise goodbye.
RWS
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:06 pm
by RWS
Get an Exhaust Sep or Gen Sep while you are at it.
The cost is minimal plus 1 additional thru hull and enough hose to do an inverted loop.
It will seperate out the cooling water from the exhaust.
Kiss that annoying noise goodbye.
RWS