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Fix now or pay later, water is not a good lubricant for bearings and gears.

Not sure what you mean by "worth it" ? The advantage of an ACR is just that ...it's automatic, so you never have to worry about forgetting to switch the charging from one battery to another. It'll probably also increase your battery life, because they'll be all always kept at optimum charge. On the other hand, if you're OK with remembering to switch them manually, then yes, save yourself $200. Personally, I like having the manual control, but for some boaters the more automated things are the better. The only negative I've heard is that if you don't use your boat for an extended period, some ACR's can have a small parasitic current drain.

Yes, the head or cassettes of Ductless Mini-Split Systems (the top photo) are generally situated high on the wall to condition the area of a single room. However, one outdoor compressor unit (bottom photo) can supply several heads/cassettes...so several rooms. The Ductless Systems are great if you have no ductwork. My cottage is a post and beam design...open concept with cathedral ceilings. Duct work would ruin the look. Heating is radiant in-floor powered by a propane boiler, supplemented by a wood stove. With in-floor heating your feet always toasty warm, the air doesn't get dry like with forced air, and it's extremely cost effective as its more efficient to heat a liquid rather than air. We previously never had A/C, but a few years back the summers got so hot that we decided we needed to do something beyond window shaker units. We ended up installing a Split Ductless heat pump system with 2 outdoor compressors and a total of 6 heads to provide very efficient cooling in summer, and heat on milder winter days. With separate heads you can control the temperature of individual rooms. For instance, in summer we prefer the master bedroom cooler than the rest of the house. As a bonus, the heat pumps save us about $500 a winter in propane. However, if you have a forced air furnace and ductwork in your home, then I would recommend an integrated heat pump. As I stated, it's essentially the same configuration as a central air conditioning unit...the same outside compressor/condenser, and same A-coil (evaporator) sitting in the plenum on top of your furnace, that cools, and in this case also heats the air.

Update: Everything back to normal! Rosedale Marina finished up the boat and I got skunked 3hrs on Balsam, yup, back to normal.

So many fish on Erie, I jig for them now instead of wrenching in on trolling gear. Need somewhat of a calmer day, spot lock on a school and jig away. Livescope really helps but I had no problem in the past using 2D. Let me know if you looking for a company---I have all the gear and will cover launch and gas fees.