On 2008-03-21 16:37:30 -0400, Richard Kollmann
said:

Here are some actual examples of cruising boats and how they managed
their DC power grid.

Add to your list our 28' mostly-weekender with an icebox and mostly LED
lighting. Twin group 31s (soon to be upgraded) charged by a 12 watt
solar cell.

Total fuel usage in about 120 days away from the dock and a couple of
thousand miles: about 15 gallons, as the solar cell supplies almost all
our needs. We motor primarily to move, rarely to charge, and we're
rarely in a hurry.

But we consume mass quantities of ice, about a 10# block of ice every
couple of days during a Chesapeake summer. Cubes go faster, but their
primary purpose is to cool my Admiral's drinks.

Would love to have a fridge, Kollmann is definitely in the running, but
we can buy quite a few years' supply of ice for the upfront cost and
backside power requirements.

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Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/