The new baby genset in the cockpit… it was time for a lunch break! The boat crane lowered the genset down to remove the pallet… Pallet removed! Sam was a big help with genset loading/positioning. Of course, nothing is easy, one of the bolts were bent from a forklift and added an extra 20 minutes to remove. During this process, we removed the pallet that was bolted to the base.
Our baby genset being born… One of the fixed mounted dock crane was used to set the genset down to the lower dock.īack in the slip, we used the crane again to lower the genset down into the cockpit. Sam Landsman volunteered to help we with boat maneuvering and manhandling the genset into place. We were then able to pick the generator up with the crane and set it on the upper boat deck which allowed us to move Red Rover back to her slip. After tying up the boat, the genset was dropped to the dock just beside where we could reach with the boat crane. With their longer cockpit and standard boat deck length, the crane was able to drop the genset right into the boat. Brad displaying some of the hardware we used to crane the gensets on to the boats.ĭelivery day came and EbbNFlow settled in first to receive their genset. In talking with them, they decided to load up the genset the same way.īorrowed forklift runs the genset from the van to the crane. The second Nordhavn, N60 EbbNFlow, arrived at Shilshole Bay Marina a few days before the scheduled loading day. Red Rover was one of two Nordhavns that ordered NL generators during the sale. I was able to make arrangements with our marina to use a dock mounted crane to drop the genset from the upper level dock down to the lower dock. A 2×4 skid was also built and laid in place in the lazerette that would help us slide the genset into place. I pulled both the controller cable as well as the 8 gauge AC wire from the engine room to the pilothouse. That gave me time to finish some other boat projects as well as prep for the upcoming install. Once the decision was made to add the second generator to Red Rover, we placed the order with Emerald Harbor Marine. This will allow protection from loss of shorepower as well as provide some freedom to travel away from the boat for longer than 12 hrs if no shorepower is available (moored or anchored). Inspiration for this came from a story written by Clark Haley on Nordhavn N47 Roam – click here. Ordering the equipment with the newer available Northern Lights TSC controllers would allow us to setup the generator with autostart.
A second genset provides another layer of redundancy to a vessel with many layers of backup. While not an immediate emergency, losing our only generator would mean that we would change plans immediately to focus on that repair. If we were cruising in a remote area, not having 240v power means no watermaker, battery charging by the main engine alternator only, no HVAC, etc. Previously, if we had a failure of the existing genset, we would not be able to generate 240v power. Backup to our existing Northern Lights 20kw.At night, we will be able to run heat/AC in the master stateroom if needed.Examples: heat/AC in the pilothouse, watermaker, oven, clothes dryer, etc Underway, we can run one or two 240v items vs turning everything on.Previously, we would turn on many unneeded items on the boat to get the power load up to the minimum 50% load. It is MUCH easier to properly load the 6kw genset. Power generation for when we don’t need the 20kw genset.Much of it surrounds the ability to choose which generator is best to achieve proper loading based on our situation/needs at any given time. Although rated at 6kw, we were told that the unit can easily output 7kw or more (which we’ve already seen during testing).īelow are a few ways that we anticipate using our new baby generator. The NL 6kw genset was decided on based on our experience on how/what we use (power-wise) over the past three years as well as it fit nicely behind the wing engine. As we’ve been planning/prepping Red Rover for our upcoming adventures, we hadn’t fully flushed out a solution for some of our “wants”… After going thru pros/cons/calculations, we decided to purchase and install a Northern Lights 6kw generator. That really got our brains rolling on different opportunities. The second day we had the opportunity to work on a 6kw genset as part of the class. During the first day of classes, we learned that Northern Lights was having a sale on their generators during the month of February. During the week of the Great Seattle Boat Show in January, Alison and I attended Lugger Bob’s Northern Lights owners class.
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