I am setting Rutu up as an island hopper that will spend days at anchor so I
want some creature comforts. The advantage of a thermal carafe type maker
is that it takes about 7 minutes to brew and then cuts off. At the rated
1000 watts that works out to about 11 AH. allowing for losses in the
inverter. Rutu has an 850 AH house bank and a pair of 120W solar panels so I
am going to indulge myself a little. :-)

What worries me more is a crew of 2 women who don't feel civilized away from
their hair dryers. :-)

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
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"Paul Cassel" wrote in message
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Glenn Ashmore wrote:
Guess you can tell I am working on the galley/salon. :-)

Being addicted to drip coffee,

These things take enormous power to run even if you can find one which
operates well underway. It'd be like running an electric iron. OTOH, if
you only mean to use it while at dock by shore power, I'd guess anything
will do. Do you expect to run this thing while underway on a sailboat?

My personal experience while underway is that the LEAST of my concerns
about hot liquids is the exact coffee blend or how good it tastes.
Anything hot tastes wonderful.