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hi the engine cost £80,it came from a wrecked mini digger. the alternator was one i had lying around(as one does)the "cotton reel "mounts cost £2.5o each(i used 6) 50mm by 6 mm angle was used for support rails with short sections for the uprights,cost approx £15. the engine is a kubota d722 of 700 cc capacity and 22hp peak fuel consumption was measured 10 years ago prior to installation,i remember it as 2 litres consumed over a 5 hour period. i am looking for a kubota EB300 if anyone knows where one can be purchased,it would do the job even more efficiently.

hi my "stand alone" generator is a 3 cylinder kubota(ex-digger) it drives a 70 amp alternator,the engine is set to run at 1100 r.p.m.,which is a pleasant frequency. it is looped into the engine/heating circuit and feeds 3 radiators,2 calorifiers,one of which is a small one,giving a rapid warm-up time for a shower. its exhaust/silencer goes through the cabin roof and is virtually inaudible from outside the boat. fuel comsumption is aprox. 2 litre of diesel per day. total cost was £145.oo

yes,it is licenced. and it belongs to david gilmore of the band known as pink floyd

hi the alternator looks as if it is a lucas A C R type,very common and widely used. the A C R range produced 28 to 55 amps according to the model. the "weird" plug is a twin or triple socket which houses the excitation cable(usually connected to "ignition"switch or charge warning lamp. there should be 2 or 3 male spade terminals behind the socket. small one for excitation a larger one for output the "spare" one was some times used for the insulated return version,but usually it was common to the output

i really cant imagine having a canal live-aboard boat without a stove! a sf stove may create some dust,but is must be the most versatile heating of all. when the weather is cool enough to have just a bit of heating on,a stove can be lit with a "small fire" within i leave the majority of the ash in place,leang only a 4" circle of grating exposed,half a dozen or so briquettes of coal will burn slowly and maintain a pleasant background heat for swveral hours. i have considerable experience in the marine industry,and have installed,and repaired literally hundreds of webasto,eberspacher,and mikuni heaters. they all have one factor in common,they are expensive to service and repair,and they all GO WRONG! diesel "drip feed stoves ane boilers are o.k.,but they always seem to smell of diesel fuel i have a mikuni hot air system as "boost" heating,this is only ever used when ambient temperatures are well below zero or if the boat is underway and doors are left open whilst operating locks etc. a boating friend describes an sf stove as "caveman t.v."!and i think that lokoing at the flame pattern after one has just got back on board at the end of a cold day,is both relaxing and invigorating.