T&T: 12 V DC small appliances?

[dd0267 at gregsteckel.com]

We tried a 12v coffee maker on our sail boat  -  it drew way TOO much 
current and took over 25 mins to brew - better off using a stove top 
percolator on the propane grill.

Greg Steckel
M/Y Different Drummer
President 35 Sundeck
Frog Mortar Creek, MD

www.chesapeakebayboater.com
www.fmyc.org
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Clinkenbeard" <clinkenbeardb at bellsouth.net>
To: <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: T&T: 12 V DC small appliances?


>I have seen a good supply at truck stops, sporting goods stores, Wal-Mart,
> and marine stores.  I bought a 12v coffee maker a couple of years ago and 
> I
> found that it took forever to make coffee and it never really seemed to
> "perk" properly.  It has spent it's life on a garage shelf.
> I wonder if a small inverter would operate a coffee maker?
> Alternatives would be to toast in a fry pan, coffee in an old percolator 
> on
> a cooktop...mine is alcohol/electric or whatever you have for cooking
> aboard.
>
> Bob Clinkenbeard
> 24' custom trailer trawler "Bobbin Along"
> Locust Grove, Georgia
> http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-aboardbobbinalong