On the Grady's with cabins, Will a/c and other accessories work off shore power, or does the generator need to be running?
a/c at the dock
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To be precise, some accessories run on battery voltage usually 12 volts . The power from those comes from the batteries or a gen set. Shore power may be used to power a battery charger which will recharge batteries to a point. Although most ACs in this class are AC powered, there are dc only powered versions.
If your air conditioner is ac powered, it will work at the dock on shore power but not at sea unless you have sufficient battery capacity and a correctly sized inverter.
If your air conditioner is ac powered, it will work at the dock on shore power but not at sea unless you have sufficient battery capacity and a correctly sized inverter.
Simple... you need to supply your A/C with AC power. The Genny and Shore Power can both do that.
One additional requirement for air conditioning is a cooling water source so the boat cannot be on a lift. It must be in the water.