Can this be done? Or am I going to be sorry??

[tkhill]

I have a portable diesel generator that I bought last year for the hurricanes. I want to marinize it for use on my boat as a genset. I have a few questions:

Can I mount it in the engine compartment? I thought diesel would be ok (nonflammable) as long as I dealt with the exhaust and cooling.

If the generator head is brushless does that mean that it is spark free? I have a gas engine on my boat and am always careful to check the bilge and run the blowers.

Does anyone know of a good resource like a book for marinizing a diesel engine?

Has anyone done this already and would like to share your experience?

Thanks for any help!

[lazeyjack]

how big/small is your boat
becuz you could build a box for it on deck, or someplace outside and why marinise it, its air cooled already:))

[tkhill]

It's 30 feet but very little deck space and all cabin. It would work best in the engine compartment. I only have a small cockpit and the fly bridge. Plus I'd like to keep the decks clear if I can.

[lazeyjack]

ok, but dont try marinise, all you need is pleanty of air blown into the engine box or whatever you have, it will be less costly and a whole lote better, to blow in more air

presume you have sniffers for petrol fumes?
Run the genset on a black night under load to check for arcing, As for the exhaust you could lag it heavily and dry stack it
Sorry run out of other ideass

[longliner45]

marinizing a engine dont mean to just add water,,the cams must be changed ,,or it will be like driving a truck uphill in 4th gear,also gens dont make the best conversions,,a friend had a viking with 2 cat gens converted over ,,since the gens run at one speed ,they were broke in that way ,,,he had alott of trouble from them,,,but i am not a designer,,start a thread ,,,,,,,gens to power boats,,and see what ya get .,,,,,,,longliner

[longliner45]

OK ..I missread ,,,you just want to use it as a marine gen,,,sorry Ill shut up now,,longliner