Any information and/or pics will be very helpful!

 

slide it as far back as ya can with the exhaust blowing out the back towards the fan or just out the back period

 

Got mine bolted to the back deck of the boat deadcenter.

 

same, except not bolted....yet

 

Thats where i have ,mine now, but it just gets in the way and i run out of room quickly.

 

Your best place is back of your boat. just stripe it down.

 

If your running a narrow boat, keep it low. But if that isnt a issue get it far back as possible.

 

If you run a narrow boat, I would not bolt it down. You will find that its nice to be able to slide it from side to side to balance the boat a little. If you have a wide stabil boat, bolt it down so it doesn't walk off and end up in a pawn shop somewhere!

 

As far back as possible with your set-up.

 

all the way back up in the air...

 

Your troller is down by the way :tu:

 

I wanted mine in the very back as far to one side as I could get it.

 

these guys have one of the slickest most well thought out setups i have ever seen! you need so show some pics of your light mounts too!

 

As far as light wiring, I have 8 HPS's wired in 2 banks. Switches are in the console I built, split up into left and right banks.

 

That's sharp. I like that

 

All wiring is ran through conduit into a remote ballast box and then to the lights.

 

now thats a nice set up

 

in the back to keep down on noise and balance weight. center of the boat if you can.

 

mine is goin in the front. right in front of the steering consol

 

All the pics have been really helpful. TWright33, having the generator up in the air like that doesnt take away from the balance of the boat? And i agree, very nice setup!

 

Thats salty dawgs boat bud

 

Just realized that, sorry, Salty Dawg, does that generator being raised take away from the balance of the boat?

 

Not really... we raised the deck 1st... then after doing some fishing we raised the genny... I havn't noticed it really... we fish 4 to 5 people most every weekend and have never rolled the boat enough to take on water... my new boat will have the genny up in the air agian... its nice to have them back there... easy to work on... out of the water and slim... and when you need to change the oil its simple...lol...

but my wife might disagree that the balance isn't right... she was standing on a pod seat leaning on the genny rack...lol...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI-H4qlYAxU

 

 

well i might have to look into building one. has anybody got any pics of a deck that has just enough room for the lights to fit under the deck? i want my deck lower and my lights closer the water.

 

all the boats i have been on the genny has been in the back to act more like a counter weight and keep noise down if you have a loud genny

 

before you jack your generator up on a platform, you need to consider how wide your boat is. I would not recomend doing that for any boat that is narrower than 56'' at the BOTTOM. a boat with any narrower of a bottom will become unstable unless you have a really small generator.

Like others have said, just place them in the rear of the boat, and like JP said, if your boat is small, do not bolt it down. Being able to shift that weight around will help keep balance which is the key factor to smaller rigs.

Also, why on earth would you mount a generator up in the air anyhow? I mean, if I were in a boat that did not have a fan, I dang sure would not want my generator to cause clearance issues and keep me from going up in some tight spots. you can work small troller rigs into some thick chit, but you cant with a hunk of metal and a generator hanging up over the outboard.

no offense twards you guys that have done so, but its obvious you guys do not need to work your way up into thick timber too often...

 

I totally undersatnd what your saying... but I have had no problems with my 16 x 48 boat set up like this and its not really a small genny 4000 watt... you are right its a pain in the azz to get under limbs and such.... but we learned to bring a electic pole saw with us on the 1st few trips and have clearned paths... we don't have timber... just some back water spots we like to hit off the main river... it works for us... also its a nice spot to put a few bow racks for the extra bows... works for me... wouldn't do it any other way... but I might think diffrently if I lived in locations like you fish... also in these smaller boats floor space is at a premium... moving the genny off the floor and out of the way is nice... makes more room for fish barrels...lol..

 

I had a genny stand on a 50 inch bottom boat and it wasn't unstable at all. Same genny as in the pic above

 

mine is up on an 1648 and we have actually had guys up there filming off of it before (in saltwater) with a 125 pound ray pullin the boat and it was still stable enuf to stand on and film.....i do have pods though.

 

floor room is the main reason i moved mine too

 

Personally I cannot answer this, but I have been told that if you elevate the genny above any obstructions, it is a lot more quite.

 

The main objective is to make sure that the ehaust blows over the side of the boat for noise and/or safety reasons. You would be amazed at how much a simple piece of carpeted plywood leaned up against the generator safely between you and the generator will do. It acts as a wall and makes a huge difference.