I have an Equator 110v combined washer dryer in my house......I bought it a few years ago when the washer that came with my house died. I bought it because I was impressed by the claims of energy savings and water savings, and I initally planned to have it in an upstairs bathroom instead of the basement. I bought the ventless model. It is ok. When I get a bigger boat I'll probably put it on it. I believe the vented model does better in the drying department and uses slightly less water. The ventfree one uses some cold water during the drying cycle in a condenser sort of arrangement to deal with the moisture, which gets pumped out the drain hose periodically during the drying cycle. I love the washer. It uses little water and detergent and does a good job. The dryer is lame. I usually just set the timer on the 2 hour setting and forget about it. If it is heavy stuff like towels and sweaters, forget it. It won't be dry after 2 hrs either. If I'm in a hurry I use my full size dryer. The upside is, it is so efficient as far as the spin cycle goes, the clothes don't drip or anything if you hang them to dry, and they dry pretty quickly. I think if I were using it on a boat I'd air dry. One thing that really impressed me about this unit....it is sturdy. When it was delivered the delivery guy wouldn't put it in the basement, so I used it in my kitchen for a while waiting for my boyfriend to help me move it. Well I finally got sick of waiting and decided to move it from my kitchen to my basement myself. I attached one of the shipping braces (holds the drum immobile and in alignment to not put stress on the belts, etc) and strapped it to a hand truck, and started down the basement steps. Well it was stupid, the thing weighs almost 180 lbs, and the inevitable happened. I made about 4 steps before I dropped it. It tumbled end over end, crashing down on the concrete floor. The hand truck was crushed, both wheels broken off, etc. The machine had the plastic control panel face cracked and a corner on top was stove in, with the top buckled and seperated. I thought it would be in pieces. I got it upright and couldn't believe the glass door wasn't broken! I hooked it up and it worked! I was astounded! I have a few bricks on top now to hold the top down, and it vibrates more than it did before, but I was amazed it survived that. I think if I hadn't put on the shipping braces though it would have been another story. But they only take a minute to attach and I might do that if I had the unit on a boat and expecting really heavy weather. Anyway I just thought I'd pass that on, since I've had this unit about 5 years now. Gail Long Island, NY 26' 1978 Silverton Flybridge www.racephoto.com/boat/