I need to replace my Promariner 1500 QS and have half a mind to move it indoors away from the moisture that accumulates under the cockpit floor in the off season.
I'm open to ideas. Would love to see some pictures!
Your install looks good. Your original unit did not fair well in its previous location. I agree with Knotflying the factory installed location is not the best for electrical equipment. The below deck area is great for storage but the elements are all there to decrease the longevity of electrical equipment. The ventilation is really non-existent if the engine is not running. We have a full enclosure so it stays dry but it actually increases the temperature. This can be a problem for all electrical devises including engine components. Your new location should eliminate all the elements. The...
Rather than hijack the solar panel thread, I figured I would continue this here.
I think the location of the unit is in a precarious spot and I have always had a concern with this. IMO a better location would be somewhere in the interior cabin. On my R-27 there is so much room behind the stove that may be a good spot. The unit really requires no maintenance and even if it did the stove moves out rather easily for access.
In lieu of moving the unit I think that the biggest culprit is water running over the gutter and into the top grill opening of the unit. Perhaps a deflective shield...
Hi, the Promariner died last year on our 2011 R-27. I always thought about either moving it or covering it so that leakage from the hatch cover wouldn't kill it. Turns out I was right.
I replaced it with a Kisae inverter/charger unit and moved it inside just below the little folded desk in the cave. The battery cables and A/C input wires were more than long enough to be reconfigured to reach this location. The A/C output wiring had to be extended to reach across the engine compartment. I also added a heavy chassis ground as advised in the installation guide. This location is way better as it is always dry, it also frees up a lot of space in the starboard cockpit compartment where the thing used to live. See photos below for both the new mounting location and the 3d printed wedge mount adapter that I made for the control panel so that it would fit where the old panel used to be.
