Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:01:09 -0500, wrote:
Other than instruments, VHF, and a DVD movie here and there on a
little player, I don't really use any power, so a pretty small solar
panel, coupled with limited amounts of motor sailing usually leaves me
with a surplus.
Running a god sized chart plotter and radar underway can use as much
as 20 to 30 amps of 12 volt power. I stand by my original statement
that outboards are not suitable for serious cruising.
Damn, why can't people say amp-hours when the mean amp hours?
I run a lap top, with an auxiliary screen in the companionway, and yes,
it consumes about 30 amp-hours a day,,, I also have 40 watts of solar
panels that generated about the same per day. When the computer is off,
like at anchor I get ahead, (other electronics are running and I fall
behind when sailing continuously, but I have enough battery capacity to
go several days before it becomes an issue)
Cheers
Martin