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"Roger Long" wrote:

there's only one outlet left now and I need to leave my cord plugged
in all the time to be sure I'll have power when I need it.

Why? We have a part-time shore power cord for power tools at the dock,
but a 12 watt solar cell laid in the cockpit brings us to 99% the few
days we're away. At anchor, it can bring a dead battery up enough start
the engine by 11 (possibly earlier). [Yeah, we usually switch to to the
lazy bank, but it was a good test.] We haven't started the engine to
charge for a couple of years.

'Course, our needs are slight, mostly lights, the VHF (almost always on)
and autopilot.

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Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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