Posted by HTownGuppy on 02/21/17 - 6:10 PM
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Well that is some good advice and very much appreciated. I didn't think about running the air conditioner off the shore power only. I'm not a fan of getting a generator mainly because of expense and thought I might be able to swing all my power needs without a generator. If I do decide to get an air conditioner then I'm content with having air on the shore only.
Generally while underway, the breezes and open air of the ocean keep things tolerable. The same is often true when anchoring overnight, because the boat swings into the breeze and so air comes down the hatch and flows through the cabin nicely.
I haven 't been offshore overnight on any boat so this is something that I didn't even realize. I'm very new to having a larger boat and so I planned to take any offshore trip very easy at first. I also plan on taking classes for handling a larger boat and just for general safety and knowledge. The nice thing about doing this restoration myself though is that I can troubleshoot things if they go wrong. And after owning several boats I know that things do go wrong!
Thanks again for your help with this.
Chris