Thanks for all the feedback. I think I may have found the nearly perfect solution.
https://www.revisionenergy.com/solar...water-heating/
It is a
solar powered hot
water heater that uses a heat
pump to remove heat from the ambient air.
With this
single device I can:
#1 Cool my vessel
#2 Heat hot water for domestic use
#3 Dehumidify
#4 Use hot water to regenerate a refrigerate for my refridge
#5 Discharge excess heat using a
heat exchanger
To run this much load I would need to add some more
solar PV on the back of my vessel since I only have 900 watts on the pilot house currently.
Even if I had to ship this from the
USA, the total investment would be lower than all the typical individual components. Further, I would require no
fuel to run a
generator, and no LP to run the regeneration for the air conditioner.
Further, this eliminates the worry of LP.
The one downfall is holding capacity to keep the
boat cool on a hot night. Fortunately, the sun goes down at night when the PV are off so perhaps the
boat can be overcooled late in the afternoon.
One issue I anticipate is having to close the
engine room door to prevent overcooling of the
engine. A cold engine would attract moisture.
Anyone see an integrated energy solution like this on a vessel?