Most large cruisers run their generators 24/7 when away from the dock. Same with my boat except when the outside temperature is pleasant we will open up the boat at night and shut down the generator. So, for example, in the nice little cove at Alans-Pensacola in the Abaco which is sailboat haven we anchor away if boats are there so the generator can run to it's heart content; that's common courtesy. The 52DB generators are very quiet but on a still night when you can hear the fish jumping and the shrimp clicking under the boat the generator can be heard across the water. If we are the first to a remote anchorage and another boat pulls in they will have to put up with us (Metallica and all); that's just the cruising rules from my perspective.
Now with all that said - as an edit - we make an effort to meet fellow boaters in the remote anchorages and invite them to our air conditioned boat for cocktails and snacks - the folks in the smaller sail boats really appreciate the relative luxury break. I still hear from some of them even seven years later...
Now with all that said - as an edit - we make an effort to meet fellow boaters in the remote anchorages and invite them to our air conditioned boat for cocktails and snacks - the folks in the smaller sail boats really appreciate the relative luxury break. I still hear from some of them even seven years later...
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