Want to add Kenyon grill - who is Sea Ray's OEM inverter supplier?

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2017 SLX 310
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Does anyone know who is the OEM inverter supplier to Sea Ray? I am looking to add an electric grill to may new-to-me SLX 310 which does not already have an inverter...

  1. Any particular words of wisdom as I undertake this addition?
 
No generator - it's not even offered on the SLX series AFAIK. As a day boat, the uses cases would be fairly limited me thinks...
 
No generator - it's not even offered on the SLX series AFAIK. As a day boat, the uses cases would be fairly limited me thinks...
Electric grill pulls a ton of amps. Not thinking an inverter would do the job without adding a ton of additional batteries. Maybe a small portable Genny just for providing power as such.
 
No way you will be able to run an electric grill on battery power. If you want to cook on the boat while on the hook, I suggest buying a portable butane burner and a marine BBQ. That is what I use on my 330 when off shore power (I don't have a generator).

I did install an inverter, but that is only so I can run the TV and microwave while at anchor. I installed a Xantrex 1800 in a storage bin in the cockpit that is right above the battery bank in the bilge to minimize cable runs.
 
I have a kenyon and think they are great! Low smoke and you can use them at marinas that say no open flames.
That said, they need a lot of power! Mine uses 1300 watts or 11 Amps at 120 volts!!! If you do the math, that's 108 amps at 12 volts. Lot of work for a battery and inverter...
 
I have a kenyon and think they are great! Low smoke and you can use them at marinas that say no open flames.
That said, they need a lot of power! Mine uses 1300 watts or 11 Amps at 120 volts!!! If you do the math, that's 108 amps at 12 volts. Lot of work for a battery and inverter...

For what it is worth, I also have an OEM electric cooktop on my boat. I "can" run it with my 1800 watt inverter, but as Tony said, it pulls a LOT of amps and drains the battery bank fast. I have a pair of 6v deep cycle golf cart batteries as my house bank and I would rather have them run the fridge/stero/lights for the entire weekend and use the butane cooker and Magma BBQ.
 
1300 watts at 120 VAC = 11 amps which is 110 amps at 12 VDC (as earlier stated) then factor the 90% efficiency of the inverter and line loss at 5% you are now at 129 plus amps required from the battery. So let's say you have a couple of group 31 batteries which have a combined rating of 200 amp hours or which at full discharge you are at 50% or 100 amp hour availability at full discharge. This means you can use the grill for a bit over 46 minutes and then the batteries will not crank the engine as it will be around 10.8 volts. So you can see where this is going.
 
This:
https://www.westmarine.com/buy/bella-tavola--click-2-cook-stainless-butane-stove--15939788
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+1 on the Butane cooktops. They work really well, give a very hot flame and store easy. Great for cooking breakfast when your out with the boat. The cans are small and store easily. You can also pick them up on Amazon. Thats were I got mine years ago.

-Kevin
 
Thanks all for the feedback. You guys are all right about the draw, it's significant and I probably would have to add a couple of batteries dedicated to the inverter to pull it off. I am still curious because the Kenyon grill is a factory option Sea Ray offers on this boat - of course if you select it it adds the inverter too.

I do have a Magma Newport grill - I just need to figure out how to mount it to this boat. On my previous boat (Yamaha) I used the table stanchion on a side mount cleat in the swim step area. I also have the fishing rod holder mount for the Magma.

But... the Magma does not really get hot enough to sear steaks, which is one of my primary use cases.

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+1 on the Butane cooktops. They work really well, give a very hot flame and store easy. Great for cooking breakfast when your out with the boat. The cans are small and store easily. You can also pick them up on Amazon. Thats were I got mine years ago.

-Kevin

We used to bring them on camping trips sometimes when my son was a Boy Scout. They work really well and it isn’t necessary to spend a fortune on a Marine version if you don’t want to.
IMHO: The Magna grills are overrated and over priced. I’ve got one but we rarely use it because it’s no match for the typical afternoon winds we get around here. I also don’t like how hot the lid gets and it doesn’t heat evenly.
One of these days I’m going to replace it with a little Weber.
 
Thanks all for the feedback. You guys are all right about the draw, it's significant and I probably would have to add a couple of batteries dedicated to the inverter to pull it off. I am still curious because the Kenyon grill is a factory option Sea Ray offers on this boat - of course if you select it it adds the inverter too.

I do have a Magma Newport grill - I just need to figure out how to mount it to this boat. On my previous boat (Yamaha) I used the table stanchion on a side mount cleat in the swim step area. I also have the fishing rod holder mount for the Magma.

But... the Magma does not really get hot enough to sear steaks, which is one of my primary use cases.

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Wow! I have just the opposite issue with my Magma grill. The damn thing burns up everything! You can get different valves for more or less heat. It is really hard to cook a steak on mine without charring the edges.

I also have a griddle that fits the cooking area of the Magma. With it I can cook bacon, eggs, grilled cheese, etc.

Bennett
 

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