Silentpardner wrote:
It is my understanding that generators were optional originally, but I have never seen that option installed. It is my understanding that the generator was installed in the hold compartment in front of the passenger seat, I can't remember which generator was used. I looked into this a bit when I refitted my 1989 Whaler 27, but I quit researching after I started using my boat regularly. It really seems that it would turn into a maintenance nightmare in that location. There are thru-hull fittings for cooling water in the boats for the generator in this compartment, but mine have been utilized for the A/C.

If I ever see a successful installation, I will reconsider. For now, I really enjoy the boat without one, and the A/C works fine on shore power anyway, but it would be nice to have a cool refuge in the cabin in the heat of July and August out in the Gulf, that's for certain! We catch a LOT of fish from our deck, and it sure gets HOT!

Please post of the results of any research you do on this subject, and your boat is a GREAT example of these models in good original condition, in my opinion :)

Here is a link to my photo albums of the completed refits of both my 1986 Outrage 18 and my 1989 Whaler 27FC if you have not seen them already. These days, the only new photos are of fish and scenery on my adventures, but I rarely post any more to the albums, or even on this site after being attacked by a few 99%ers. :) Posting photos in this manner is what Joe is talking about above :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/9978785...N06/albums