Well I bought me one of these 4 stroke units about 2 months ago brand new in the box at an auction for $325.00 Can. Well I just seen them at the TO Boat Show last Sat . B/S Special price $ 850.00 Can. Boy do I feel good it runs like a charm quiet as a mouse & has a 12v batt charger built in . Well this means I got more boat $ to spend tomorrow "Sat" at the Boat Show. Beene I hope this does not pi$$ you off Eh . Will see you sat at the boat show maybe call I'll call you tonight
Yeah, I have the Honda EU1000 (1000W) inverter generator and I like mine.
Bought it (new) on eBay for a greatly reduced price and I'm a happy camper. But I saw a *very* similar non-Honda generator on sale at our local Pep Boys (a Philadelphia-area car parts chain store)... this thing was a total knock-off of the Honda. I wonder how well it performs? Hmm.
Anyway, I'm curious about yours... my Honda requires you to run with the 'Eco-trottle" in the 'off' position when using the 12V port. Do your directions also say that? Or does your unit even have a reduced throttle for 110 v? I find that it's *very* quiet when running on the eco-throttle but when running on 12v mode it's somewhat noisy, though still not really a problem. I place the generator on one of those thick rubber kneeling pads and that helps reduce some of the noise... it also helps to keep it from moving around.
My inverter is an exact copy of your's only yellow in colour to look at them you'd say they were sister's "twins" & the 12v operation is exactly the same the rpm's are increased so as to put the amps out to charge the batt's but it is still alot quieter than my little 2 stoke generator which is not an inverter an is now up for sale
Seems like Kipor is a Chinese knock off of Honda/Yamaha generators. There are a whole lot of other re-brandings of the Kipor I've noticed. I almost bought one last year but instead got the Honda Eu2000. The prices were not that low then though, they were only a little bit cheaper than the Japanese ones and that factored into my decision to get the Honda.
beene wrote:I have been leaning towards getting a generator.
Where do you guys keep them when not in use? I am worried about gas smell in the cabin, don't want to talk about what happened on my Sandpiper.
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I keep mine strapped under the transom seat... fits just fine back there, and any fumes go right over the back and off the boat.
BTW, once nice thing about the Honda (and possibly about the 'knock-off' versions) is that you can shut off the vent to the petrol tank when you're done using it, so that greatly reduces any 'gas' smell coming from the generator.
I don't think I would want mine on the back porch in the case of rough weather. I still haven't fired mine up to tell the truth. It is also a portable hurricane backup generator so by not putting gas and oil in it yet, I can keep it in an upstairs closet along with the wall unit A/C I would run with it. Basically I'm treating this like insurance so far and hopefully, something with the Honda name on it will kick right over when I really need it.
you should keep a small amount of gas in the unit "1cup" & run it once a month that way you know it will always have fresh gas in it & will start when you really need it and that way you get hydro right away then you can start looking at filling up the gas tank & not be tripping in the dark oh yeh & when you go to fill the gas tank don't use a candle for light . You'd be surprized how many people I've seen filling gas cans & tanks or sifoning gas out of cars with a cigarette in their hand or mouth
I have a larger gen unit which plugs into my laundry dryer plug but have to shut off the main fuse box first about 4yrs ago during the summer we had a big shut down caused by a problem in OH . we had no hydro for 7 days you could not buy a generator & if yours was not chained down it was gone & if you left the house you had to shut it down & hide it, people from the city & as far away as Quebec were roming the country sides looking for houses with lights & generators more than two 3rds of them stolen were reported to be now in PQ . when we had the big ice storm before that Quebecer's got hit first they got all the generators then we in ont. got hit the reverse happened people were stealing gen from PQ & selling them like hot cakes in ONT. no questions asked so be forewarned I'm going to vent mine out through the garage wall that way it will stay inside & you have to store gas some where & replenish it every 3 months or so I use it in my yard tractor in summer for cutting grass not the kind you smoke & for snow blowing in the winter
I just burned up my first year of generator gas in the Mac last week. Frankly, I don't believe too much of this old gas stuff. I was still able to hit top speed with 6 month old gas. Of course, I first checked it to make sure it looked ok and it looked fine. Its true that if you leave it out in the sun for 6 months, I suppose whats left will turn into varnish or something like that but it does fine in a covered shed. I'll fill up the 6 gallon tank again when we get threatened with our first tropical storm.
My assumption is that these engines are well lubed in the factory for extended storage (ie, waiting to be bought) so my theory is that it won't degrade at all sitting in an air conditioned closet. But once you run it, then you need to keep it outside in the humidity and the original factory coating of oil on everything is gone. Maybe this will be the first year I use it, or maybe not.
We chose the Honda EU2000 as well...have no personal knowledge re the Kipor. Our posted mod some time back, 'Portable Generator', under electrical, shows our under helm-seat position, protective storm baffle, piped exhaust to water discharge, plug-in to boat AC system, etc. etc. Seems to work well for us when on extended trips. At home, some folks fab a double ender male male cord, and when power service fails, kill the main box switch, and plug the double ender into any duplex outlet on a circuit you wish to activate....works fine...when power comes back on, pull the cord, and switch the main on. Jack
Anyway, I'm curious about yours... my Honda requires you to run with the 'Eco-trottle" in the 'off' position when using the 12V port.
The dealer I got our Honda from said that the 12V output should not be used to charge a battery because there's no current limiting. I have to admit I didn't read the directions, I just use it the way he showed me and it works very well. It would be nice however to charge the batteries directly off that 12V output instead of using a 120V charger.
Where do you guys keep them when not in use? I am worried about gas smell in the cabin, don't want to talk about what happened on my Sandpiper.
I bungee mine behind the ladder (in the aft berth) from the companionway. I close the vent valve on top and haven't had any gas fume problems.
Tahoe Jack wrote:At home, some folks fab a double ender male male cord, and when power service fails, kill the main box switch, and plug the double ender into any duplex outlet on a circuit you wish to activate....works fine...when power comes back on, pull the cord, and switch the main on. Jack
Ohhh.. I'd be real careful on that one. Keep in mind that when you back-feed the system you're placing the entire load on a circuit that's only designed for what's hanging on it - not the whole house! Better to have a proper transfer panel put in - they aren't really that expensive and they will save you a possible fire.
Dimitri-2000X-Tampa wrote:It is also a portable hurricane backup generator so by not putting gas and oil in it yet, I can keep it in an upstairs closet along with the wall unit A/C I would run with it.
Well, I can understand not putting gas in it, but I'd certainly at least put the oil in it. In an emergency I'd hate to forget to put in the oil and have it lock up in a matter of minutes - or have the low-oil shutoff engage and then spend precious time tring to find out why the blasted thing won't start. Besides, putting that oil in is gonna be a real PITA to do in the dark.
it runs like a charm quiet as a mouse & has a 12v batt charger built in . Well this means I got more boat $ to spend tomorrow "Sat" at the Boat Show. Beene I hope this does not pi$$ you off Eh . Will see you sat at the boat show maybe call I'll call you tonight 
Jack
