When I used to be in that business we divided the AC panel into "inverter" and "non-inverter" sections to keep things like water heaters and battery chargers from running from the inverter. And no - you can't use a battery charger and an inverter to make a perpetual motion machine. Prime reason for inverter purchases back in the day used to be for hair dryers and blenders. Everyone wanted battery powered air conditioning, but few boats have the room for enough batteries to support it.
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