Run a needle gun for paint removal
Provide breathing air for keel/prop inspections and mainterance
Provide air for a planned air driven fog horn
A general air supply for painting and misc air powered tools

Good Day. I'm beginning to consider the next project for a 50' steel diesel duck; an oiless air compressor that will serve the following functions; Run a needle gun for paint removal Provide breathing air for keel/prop inspections and mainterance Provide air for a planned air driven fog horn A general air supply for painting and misc air powered tools my preference would be for a 12V DC unit but 115V AC might also work. Any advice from listees on sources and important considerations in making a purchase decision would be appreciated. Bob M Advice from

ROBERT J MCDERMOTT <mcdermott55@verizon.net> writes: > my preference would be for a 12V DC unit but 115V AC might also > work. For Island Eagle I put in a small 110V Porter Cable like this one, mounted on top of a fuel tank: http://www.porter-cable.com/index.asp?e=547&p=5948 Very inexpensive at Home Despot, and came with a free brad gun. Works fine with my Trace SW4024 inverter. I use it for general compressed air (parts cleaning, etc.) as well as to power my air horns. Probably not enough CFM for a needle scaler. The only problem is that it's incredibly loud. And when you couple this with the gradual loss of air, the compressor runs about every 8 hours. So that means that if you forget to turn it off, about 2 in the morning there's a terrible racket from the engine room and you get an elbow in the ribs from the Admiral, followed by a naked trip to the ER to turn off the compressor :-( Scott Welch Product Manager, FirstClass Group "If we continue to take an eye for an eye, then surely the whole world will go blind." - Gandhi