Dan: > I have a 60Hz boat, currently in the Americas. At some point, the boat > will make its way to Australia and other places where shore power is > 50Hz. > My question to the group is: What are the good ways to deal with this > when at the dock in a country whose frequency doesn't match that of > the boat? I know I can install an Atlas frequency converter. However, > at $18k for 12Kw, I find myself wondering if there are better > alternatives. The first of a two-part article I wrote for the Electronic newsletter version of PassageMaker just ran this month. It addresses this specific issue. See: http://www.passagemaker.com/MagazineandEvents/OnlineResources/Newsletter/New sletterContent/tabid/442/ctl/Read/id/1731/mid/1158/Default.aspx Mark Tilden