On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:23:15 -0500, Larry W4CSC
wrote:

Too bad boats don't use 48 volts instead of "car power". The whole thing
becomes much more efficient as the voltage rises.

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It's not unheard of to use a 48 volt inverter bank. You lose the
ability to tie into your alternators for charging but if you have
reduntant generators and inverters that is not really an issue.