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I have a 2500watt inverter. It has no problem running it while underway or at anchor with motor off. (but I don't have much else running off it when I use it) If you have a generator I would not think twice about running 110 volt appliances. There are certain things 12 volt just can not do well. Make toast and coffee are two of them. My friend has a portable Coleman propane pot and that makes a full pot of hot coffee OK but I don't like having a fire in the cockpit while underway. Besides I think it will corrode out in no time.
The one cup thing is great in that if it is just me and and a friend but if you have a crew on board you need to assign someone to make coffee for everyone. Personally I like the one cup deal because when it is finished I pick it up and stow it. The Kcups are not cheap but are perfect for boats! No mess nothing loose that ends up on the floor. The unit is small so as I said the tall lidded cups will not fit under there. I thought about building a wall mount for it and cutting off the bottom so they would fit but have not pursued that yet. I took it off the boat for the winter and have it in the kitchen now next to the regular coffee pot. It gets used occasionally. You can also make hot cocoa and chi tea with it. I have a zip loc bag with a few doz kcups on board as well as some half and half in the fridge.
Overall it is not the perfect solution but it is better than anything else I have used for the boat and makes a decent up of coffee.
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