Need generator for 2006 Rinker 300

riverrat1

We purchased a 2006 Rinker 300 last summer that is wired for a generator but has never had one installed. We don't want to put a lot of money into one since it wouldn't be used very often. Where can we find a new or used one that is reasonably-priced?

Black_Diamond

Look on ebay, there are a few used 5e's on there usually. 

frenchship

Hi,
I was told by Rinker 2 years ago that if I wanted to installed a gen in my 2007 300 that one of the engine would need to be removed to do the installation. It turn out that we bought a Honda 2000, that is good enough to run everything we need even the a/c, the stove.ect. Not all at the same time. It also fit nicely into the back compartment. I also wire it into the electrical panel inside using the wire harness already install into the boat. The aluminium tubing you see in the picture is an extension for the muffler. It is very quiet. When we used it it stay in the compartment with the door open. We also installed a carbon detector close to it but it never sound an alarm 

bella-vita

I have a lot of friends that use that Honda awesome generator,nice setup friendship.

Cableguy Greg

I purchased the 2000watt Ryobi generator for my 280EC. It is as quiet as the Honda and can be purchased for around $500 at Home Depot. It even has wheels so you can roll it down the dock if you don't keep it on your boat.

rasbury

I would say also your best bet- that was a 10 grand or so option on the new boat, trying to buy one now like factory would be crazy expensive I would think. I have one, seldom use it but hopefully will get more use as we stay more on the hook.

riverrat1

My husband suggested that but I didn't think it would be safe. I think he's got a Honda 2000 or something like that so we'll try it this summer. Thanks!

06Rinker270

@frenchship you keep it in the transom locker with the door open?  Love the addition for the muffler so it goes away from the boat.  You wired it to the electric panel to start it? 

I see some have the 30amp connector and some don't...Or just use the adapter 

frenchship

06.
Yes I keep the transom door open, the Honda 2000 does not have an electric starter,or 30 amps receptacle , so instead of running a 30 amps cord to the side where the receptacle are on the boat every time we need the generator I wired the gen directly to the electric panel inside. So now I only need to start the gen( by the way one pull is enough on those Honda) and switch the panel inside to gen instead of shore. The wiring harness for the inside electrical panel is already in the engine room, so I ran a 30 amps (at the gen side I install a regular 3 prongs 20 amps plug ) cord from the gen to a 30 amps receptacle that I installed in the engine room.
if you are interested I can post some pictures.
Paul

06Rinker270

Very very cool I am on this.  Yes if you could please post some pictures to help me wrap my head around the wiring that be great!  Thank you  French.

frenchship

Ok I will be at the boat tomorrow and I will take some pictures.

MarkB

frenchship, can you run your aircon with this generator?

frenchship

Mark,
yes it run my AC, stove , and all the rest but not all at the same time.
Paul

walleye

French, what model/size a/c do you have? I didn't think the Honda 2000 had the juice to start up an a/c? Great to hear it works. 

frenchship

Walleye, 
My 2000 Honda gen  is a EU 2000i The AC output current 13.3 A. With a maximum out put of 
2.0 KVA. It does start the AC easily even get into econo mod after the initial start up.
Paul

frenchship

Walleye.
My AC is the standard one found on a Rinker 300 Express installed at factory. I don't remember if it is a 12,000 or 15,000 btu

frenchship

06,
Few pictures of my installation, not a difficult project.

This the transom locker where the gen goes.the green tape will be removed after I put some caulking under the rubber grommet. The cord goes thru the floor of the transom locker into the engine room.

Then it come out into the engine room, where it come thru I put a chafe tubing around the cord. You have to leave enough loose on the cord so when the engine hatch is open it does not pull the cord, also when you close the hatch make sure that the cord does not get pinch or touch the engine. I use a small bungee that stretch when open and retract when close 

This is where I installed the 30 amps receptacle on the foward bulkhead of the engine room The wire  at the bottom is where the wiring harness from the inside electric panel come out from factory the actual wirefrom factory is  white the black part is shrink tubing.


This is the final connection.

06Rinker270

This is very cool and it's obvious you did a professional job.

To greatly sum up work you did was to add a receptacle to the wire harness that was already located in the engine room.

You drilled a hole from under engine hatch to transom locker.

Did you have to connect anything behind the electric panel? 

frenchship

No connections where necessary to the inside electrical panel.

J3ff

I'm interested in your exhaust setup... where does it go? what does it do? Would be interesting to build something that exhausts into the water maybe?