When we purchased Scout the previous owner (po) told us he had a generator that he had taken out because it wouldn't run the air conditioner and it took up too much room. I didn't put a lot of 'store' in it being of much value and the boat deal was cut without ever seeing the genset. After several reminders the po delivered the genset to the marina the day we had the boat pulled and loaded on the truck for Missourah. That's when I first saw this little beauty.
Maybe...just maybe...I hit the jackpot.
When we got home it was stuck over in the corner of shop and soon buried under all of current boat projects. Where it remained....until yesterday. With plumbing and electrical work going full bore it was time to dig out little Mase and see if she'll fire.
I had removed the control head from the pilot house as I've run all new conduit for the electrical. Both the control cable and the 10-3 electrical cable had been cut off outside the genset cover when the genset was removed from the boat. OK...splice 9 wires from the control head into the genset. Wait a minute.....whoever wired the 10-3 cable didn't read the same book I did....could this have been the problem? ..scary stuff.
Better check the water pump...looks good. Hook up a battery. Fuel in a clean salsa jar. Water in a 5 gal bucket. I think we're ready to go.
Lets push 'ON'.
There's life!....2 hours on the hour meter???? The dang thing looks new.... Yo baby! Self bleeding electric fuel pump is cycling. I can't resist....'Start'......fired up on the first compression stroke...puking water out the exhaust...we're good to go....gotta love the little Yanmars.
But does it make electricktrisity?......you betcha!
We ran it until the hour meter clicked to 3 hours. Cool, quiet, water cooled diesel making 2500 watts and 18 amps. Just the ticket to charge the house batteries for the 3000 watt sine wave inverter.
I believe it's a champagne night.
