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Marty[_2_]

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On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:00:31 -0500, Marty wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:03:06 -0500, 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.
Another gross exaggeration to try and support an unsupportable
premise.

I HAVE a chartplotter and a radar on my sailboat. There is no setting
I could use on them that would come even remotely close to drawing 20
to 30 amps.
See my post Salty, he means amp-hours,,, it's like if I asked you what
kind of gas milage you got on the highway and you said "Oh about 23
gallons".

Cheers
Martin

Amp hours per what time period?

Damn, guilty as charged. Amp hours per day.... gr

As I said, my modest solar panels do pretty much everything. Mind you
the alternator on my Volvo is rated at 130A or so,, cranks out 35A at
idle... but that's just what came with it.

Cheers
Martin

Cheers
Martin