Portager
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Hi;
I am in the process of developing a trawler yacht design for personal use, which we call Portager, and I am looking for recommendations regarding a SCUBA tank compressor. My boat will be professionally designed and built to be a comfortable long range Ocean voyaging boat and trailerable, therefore the name, so we can transport it to our selected cruising grounds. Portager will be 36 to 48 long with a 10 to 12 beam (yes it requires oversized load permits). I plan to have a compressor on board to fill my SCUBA tanks so I do not need to search out a fill station between dives or fill the bilge with spare tanks.
To reduce cost, space and weight, Portager will not have an AC generator, so I would like to power the compressor using a hydraulic motor and a PTO driven pump on the main engine. Does anyone know of a hydraulic compressor package or will I need to purchase the compressor and motor separately?
Thanks;
Mike
I am in the process of developing a trawler yacht design for personal use, which we call Portager, and I am looking for recommendations regarding a SCUBA tank compressor. My boat will be professionally designed and built to be a comfortable long range Ocean voyaging boat and trailerable, therefore the name, so we can transport it to our selected cruising grounds. Portager will be 36 to 48 long with a 10 to 12 beam (yes it requires oversized load permits). I plan to have a compressor on board to fill my SCUBA tanks so I do not need to search out a fill station between dives or fill the bilge with spare tanks.
To reduce cost, space and weight, Portager will not have an AC generator, so I would like to power the compressor using a hydraulic motor and a PTO driven pump on the main engine. Does anyone know of a hydraulic compressor package or will I need to purchase the compressor and motor separately?
Thanks;
Mike