On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:40:05 -0700, "
wrote:

The siren call of a relatively cheap technological fix
for the woes of small boat propulsion and power generation is
strong. But, caveat emptor.

On a small boat it makes a lot more sense to use technology by
installing a couple of large alternators, a good sized battery bank,
and a large sine wave inverter. That's what we've done on our boat
and it has greatly reduced generator run time and improved fuel
economy.