Skip, I have followed your posts for some time as do many people who
have not had the opportunity for this extended cruising lifestyle. You
may remember we communicated several times when you were selecting a
refrigeration system. As I recall you rebuilt the original Morgan 46
box and installed a new combination refrigerator freezer. You also
went with two Frigoboat BD50 compressors and their keel coolers.
Before the mishap in the Gulf the boat was equipped with both solar
panels and a wind generator. Because I work with several boaters all
over the world each week I like to see how their planed power
management and refrigeration selection is working in actual service. I
remember at one point when you were heading north you planed on doing
an actual onboard power grid analyses, if you did I missed that
posting. If you have time I would appreciate information on the
following:
What type wind generator do you have and is its performance as good as
advertised?
What is the total advertised wattage of your combined solar panels?
What do you estimate the boats daily 12 volt power consumption at?
Did you do a daily power analysis by component as you planed to do?
What about daily amp-hrs to operate each refrigerated box when
seawater temperature was between 60 and 75 degrees F.?
What are the approximate sizes in cu. ft. of each box?
What temperatures are maintained in each box?
What kind of service life are you getting from the zincs on your keel
coolers?
Did you ground the keel coolers if so where was ground wire connected?
Have you been able to solve the alternator belt problems?

RL Kollmann