Weight / balance issues trump certain possibilities.
How about a TV / VCR that drops down through a hatch in the top of the cabin roof?
For drier climates, an evaporative cooler would work. The full blown AC unit would probably weigh a bit much and be a bit too bulky.
A solar / electric water heater might just find a home in there, and make use of the up top position to take advantage of the sun. Heating coils could be concealed just inside the stack's outer skin, with a holding tank in the center. Passive convective circulation could be used until hot water was needed below. The path to the shower below is very short, with minimal heat loss. The tank would also increase the overall water storage capacity of the boat. Hmmmmmm.............???
Joe.
How about a TV / VCR that drops down through a hatch in the top of the cabin roof?
For drier climates, an evaporative cooler would work. The full blown AC unit would probably weigh a bit much and be a bit too bulky.
A solar / electric water heater might just find a home in there, and make use of the up top position to take advantage of the sun. Heating coils could be concealed just inside the stack's outer skin, with a holding tank in the center. Passive convective circulation could be used until hot water was needed below. The path to the shower below is very short, with minimal heat loss. The tank would also increase the overall water storage capacity of the boat. Hmmmmmm.............???
Joe.