AC Power System

The AC Power System on the boat allows us to operate household devices like TVs and galley appliances.

Boats typically get AC power from 3 different sources:

• Shore Power - This is only available when we are in a marina. We do not expect any issues with this part of our electrical system. We have the necessary cabling to plug in.

• Generator - The boat is equipped with a 8KVW Westerbeke GenSet (8.0 EGTD) that was recently installed as it only has 50 hours on it. This will be a large enough GenSet to allow us to go back to an Electric Scuba Compressor. The GenSet will supplement our solar array and provide supplemental charging to our DC system when Solar (Sunshine) is not keeping up.

  • We will be incorporating any alarm outputs into our master alarm system

• Inverter/ Charger

  • The boat will have a 24 VDC based system. Our current inverter is a 12VDC device and will not work with our 24 VDC system so we will need to get a new one. For now 3000W inverter will be sufficient.

  • The Charger side of this device allows us to charge the batteries from either shore power or the GenSet.

.As far as AC Devices on the boat we will have:

Galley Appliances

• Induction Cooktop

• Convection/ Microwave/ Air Fryer

• Hot water maker

• Ninja Foodie

Entertainment

• Salon TV

• Berth TV

• Starlink (will be likely powered by DC)

• Laptop Computer(s)

• Portable Freezer

• Washing Machine

• Air Conditioners - need to verify functionality

• Water Maker (and associated pumps) - need to verify functionality