T&T: Norpro Generators

[Pascal Gademer]

i ahve a norpro 18, powered by a 4 cyl isuzu...  4 years old, 2300 hours, 
great unit.  not sure how it compares to the one you're considering but the 
18 is easy to service, well put together, great sound shield.  the injectors 
are self bleeding so after changing filters, it's jsut a matter of turning 
the key on for a couple of minutes for the fuel pump to purge air. i once 
had to adjust RPM as freq was a a couple of Hz low.. it was easy.  voltage 
regulation is electronic and easily adjusted too.

only problem to date was a bad oil press switch...the PO botched the 
instalation which resulted in water ingestion a couple of years ago... no 
vent loop in the water intake which didnt' cause any problem untill i 
installed an inverter and stopped using the genny underway.  had to pull the 
head but thorough flushing with diesel and oil saved the engine (at least 
for now)

only downside may be that it's a little harder to get service as they are 
not as popular as NL or Wstbk, but they are cheaper and, from my experience, 
reliable and easy to work on.

pascal
miami,fl
70 hatteras 53 MY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Harris" <dharris@SandHSteel.com>
To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 10:34 AM
Subject: T&T: Norpro Generators


> Does anyone on the list have any knowledge or experence with Norpro
> Generators. I saw one at the N O Workboat Show and it is very reasonably
> priced. I'm looking at the 9 kw powered by a Yanmar diesel. About half the
> price of a Northern Light.
>
> David Harris
> 43 DeFever
> 'Moonstruck'
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