GL: Tankless Electric Water Heater

[Ralph Yost]

That is a good solution if you have enough solar or wind power to recharge 
the batteries at anchor, thereby reducing genset run time. If not, you will 
need to run the genset anyway to charge the batteries.
The answer to the tankless ELECTRIC water heater consideration is nested in 
understanding how the boat will be used. You need to consider the whole 
system of how electricity is being used and replenished. If the boat will 
always be used in marinas connected to the power hose, then sure no problem. 
But if anchoring, its a less than ideal solution.
R,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elaine Reib" <ELReib at comcast.net>
To: "Ken Tucknott" <katuck214 at mchsi.com>; "Great Loop" 
<great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: GL: Tankless Electric Water Heater


> We had a tankless LP gas water heater. It was great and as long as you 
> have LP gas and water, you have hot water. Ours was right in the shower 
> where there was a solar vent over head running all the time.  We loved it 
> for when we were at anchor for days and did not have to run the engine.
>
> Elaine Reib
> ELReib at comcast.net
> 717-479-5012
> Co-founder, Skipper Bob Publications