=> days) and then run the hot water through an unplugged Mr. Coffee.  The
=> power of the sun is unbelievable... but consider that the water temp in
=> the Gulf goes to around 90F in July and Aug.
Hmm, I could live with that!! :)
We run a Regal Commador 277 on Lake Huron..  Our season here starts 
around mid May and ends early Oct..  In reality though the only real good 
boating is in June through Aug..  May is often full of late spring 
thunder storms and the lake is still about 55 d.. Also the nights are 
"crisp"  By late Aug your into the unpredictable wind..  Often blowing 
the lake up to 10' to 12' waves in a mater of a few hours and unlike the 
ocean those 12'ers come at you about 30' apart, brutal stuff..  Right now
"Distant Thunder" is sitting on blocks froze stiff and with 2' deep snow
all around her :(
As for running air off of inverters, man it would be extreemly 
inificiant!  Hope you pay a ton less for fuel then we do!  One rig on a 
truck we used to have at work would be slick but would limit you to 
having hydro only when anchored..  It used a gennie that was engine 
mounted..  5500 generac, belt driven.  A switch forced the rpm to 
something like 2200 rpm and locked it out so you couldn't go higher or 
lower (to keep it at 60 cycles I assume) 
Advantages were cost, maintainance (lack of) and quietness..  As for the 
cost you have to pay for a water cooled gennie, that isn't bad at all 
compared to Canadian and the tax's you complained about?  A $75K boat in 
Ontario would see you pay an additional $11,250.00 in sales tax's, we 
have a 7% GST and an 8% PST applicable on almost all items.  On top of 
that our gas is about 60 cents a litre, usually closer to 70 cents at 
marinas..  There is just over 4 litres in an American gallon so figure 
almost $3.00 gal :)  Neat eh?!!?   But our air is clean!  ;)
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