reduce CO levels in cabin....

[CliffA]

You really should do a complete inspection of the exhaust system on that generator. There should be no reason that CO accumulates in the bilge, short of a leak in the exhaust system.

on my list for this coming WE.....thanks......

cliff

 

[440 Express Bridge]

Hello, with regards to using the pool hose to re-route the Gen exhaust, which size is recommended, the 1.5" or 1.25" diameter hose? I am sure that the swivel connection on one size fits better than the other into the through hull fitting. Thanks so much. Jeff

 

[Tonka Boater]

Hey Cliff. My cousin has a Regal, with installed generator. I plug my boat, into his boat to run my a/c. Sometimes when the air is still, our co monitors go off. The solution he came up with is, a swimming pool hose, with a float attached to the end. He pushes the hose into the generator exhaust outlet on the boat, and ties off the other end of the hose to a stern line, or lets the current keep it trailing behind the boat. The hose is about 20ft long. By the time the exhaust gets back to the boat it is diluted with O2. Works well, and takes exhaust noise 20ft away from the boats.

Hello, with regards to using the pool hose to re-route the Gen exhaust, which size is recommended, the 1.5" or 1.25" diameter hose? I am sure that the swivel connection on one size fits better than the other into the through hull fitting. Thanks so much. Jeff

I just read this....

20' is a long way to push exhaust and I'm wondering if this really is effective? Does the generator produce enough pressure to push the exhaust 20'? I'd be concerned that the air pressure at the open end would be greater than the pressure from the exhaust thereby blocking the flow and effectively filling the engine room with exhaust.

I'm not a physicist on this topic so I'm wondering.

 

[Boater420]

That whole idea just sounds like an accident waiting to happen. :smt101

 

[Stee6043]

As an interesting bilge related "fumes" story I'd like to share the following....

I had a bit of a leak in my blackwater/vacuflush system over this past weekend. I ended up with a cup or two of blackwater in my bilge. The leak manifested itself in a very distinct odor coming from the cabin door cavity. It turned out to be even stronger in the cabinet that houses my cockpit fridge.

I spent an hour trying to find "something rotting" above my cockpit fridge and behind the cabin door before I decided to raise my engine hatch to inspect. That's where I found the leaky blackwater situation.

Clearly the threat of CO in the bilge finding it's way into the cabin is very, very real. At least on my boat.

Just thought I'd share...