Marine power inverters serve the same way traditional inverters do by providing power to devices that need electricity. They are different in the sense that they are specifically designed for the marine environment. When you are buying an inverter for your boat you should absolutely buy a dedicated marine power inverter since they are specially manufactured to deal with the corrosive salt water environment.
When choosing your marine power inverter, you need to consider typical factors including assessing what you will be running from your power system and how much power those devices require. If you are creating a hybrid solar and generator based system, you'll want to think about how to integrate them together.
You'll also want to consider what kind of solar power you'll be able to gather; namely will you have permanently installed rigid solar power panels or will you create a solar panel bank using portable or flexible solar panels. Buying decisions will ensure that you buy the correct marine inverter and other components to secure your independent solar power marine system.
In marine power inverters you can either go for pure sine wave inverters or modified sine wave inverters. Pure sine wave inverters provide smooth and ideal AC power that can feed small, hardy appliances and even more delicate ones like microwaves and computers. Although somewhat expensive they are the closest to actual power on the grid. Modified sine wave marine inverters are less expensive but provide "choppy" power that tends to overheat items like surge protectors, power converters and can make some appliances unreliable.
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