"BAR" wrote in message
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In article s.com,
llid says...

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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You're going in the wrong direction. Using a huge battery bank kept
charged
by a heavy-duty alternator is still going to be inadequate for spoiled
motor
cruisers who really want a house with all the comforts of home that
floats
and goes from place to place.

So, forget the huge battery bank and get one of these instead. (Save your
auxiliary engines for moving the floating home from place to place.)

https://secure.cascadesierrasolution...hp?prodId=0020


These tripacs are the cat's meow. They provide heat, air conditioning,
battery charging all in one compact package. You see more and more of
them
on over-the-road tractor/trailers.

"The TriPac APU provides
? cab heating and air conditioning
? truck engine block heating
? truck battery charging
? 12Von-board power
? optional 120V household electrical power

"The system is powered by a diesel engine, running an automotive style
12V
alternator and belt driven air conditioning compressor. The APU HVAC
system
is independent of the truck system. Cab heat is provided by a fuel-fired
heater, and engine block heat is provided by exchanging coolant between
the
APU engine and the truck engine."


I hope this helps.


Wilbur Hubbard

Are they approved for marine use? Can you operate them in an enclosed
engine room or do you have to hang it off the gunwale?



You'd have to duct it and exhaust it to the outside via cowlings and forced
air but it would provide the electricity to do that, no problem. As for some
government, marine use approval, who cares? It's high time the government
took a hike out of our everyday personal lives with their red tape. A
commercial boat is one thing, a private yacht is another thing entirely.


Wilbur Hubbard