I am terrified to say this but I reckon that if I don't, my FP 6kW will take it's revenge on me. Mine was fitted (professionally) by the previous owner in 1999 and he took the boat round the world. We have 1230 hours on the genset and no major repairs so far (fingers crossed). We use it for around 4 hours a day once we leave our winter berth and it's fine. FP state oil changes at 100 hours and filter at 500 hours although I change filters more frequently than that. I am thinking of going over to synthetic oil which should give me 200 hrs between oil changes. My FP is pretty easy to carry out oil changes on. The filter is a knack - but what isn't a knack on a boat? It is easy enough with a nappy in place to catch the spills and has a drain hose that can reach an empty oil can for draining oil. I never have any starting problems. I have had two impellers go in quick succession but those small Jabscos all suffer from that - it happens and it is hardly a FP issue.

Please, please, nice generator, be good to me this season; I am sticking up for you, not tempting fate!