On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:19:47 +0000, Larry wrote:

a nicely installed wind
charger which I think from his recent posts is the reason power has
drained out....because with a FOLLOWING wind, wing-n-wing sailing
downwind, the apparent wind over the wind charger is near zero...not the
constant 15-25 amps he normally creates from it.

Larry,

What kind of wind gen does Skip have? Or what kind of winds is he
normally in to get 15-25 Amps?

I'm not being a smart-A#$ here. I just never saw consistant power that
high with mine. I had 2 AirMarines on 'Final Step'. In 3 years, about
2 years of that cruising and on the hook, I seldom saw more than a few
Amps. Rarely would I see 10, 15, 20 or even 35 Amps, this in 25 to 40
kt winds.

"Valkyrie" (current home) has 1 Air Marine mounted near the top of the
mizzen. I do see a bit more due to the height, but I'd say about 5
Amps or less in 12-15 Kt. winds.

I do have solar. 320 Watts at the moment and will be adding another
110 Watts, maybe 220 Watts. 'Final Step' had 300 Watts and handled the
fridge, watermaker and other normal stuff. 'Valkyrie' has a freezer
and larger watermaker. That's why I'm adding a bit.

To sumarize. From my experience, 4 years total, one can count on the
solar but wind is "lagnaipe" (cajun for something extra, like a
baker's dozen) and can't be counted on.

Rick

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Rick Morel wrote in
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What kind of wind gen does Skip have? Or what kind of winds is he
normally in to get 15-25 Amps?



Hmm....I don't think I ever looked to see what gen it was. At the time, we
were more worried about his engine alternator failures and the rotted out
AC power battery charger down in the engine room. Sorry I can't help you
further. Skip will be back online as soon as he gets to the dock. They're
up in the Gulf Stream past Hatteras mucking about East of the entrace of
Chesapeake Bay at the moment.

Watch him on Spot:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/f...ots.jsp?&glId=
0sKGa9AJRCF45FaX5L5g6PLcZGvSb3nMe
which gives us position continuously.

I got sailmail from the shore station, today. They've had some rough
weather and some 8-10ft seas in winds that keep flopping around. They're
back in the stream tonight with better weather and time enough Skip can get
some sleep. They had a failure with the spinnaker pole on wing-n-wing
holding out the Genoa that's been trouble, and a little flooding from a
clogged up drain in the boat, but they're fine he reported. The rain has
the boat clean as a whistle from the waves, now.

Track him on Spot at the webpage above and you can ask him about his genny
when he gets to port.

"Rick Morel" wrote in message
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What kind of wind gen does Skip have? Or what kind of winds is he
normally in to get 15-25 Amps?


Hi, Rick,

KISSenergy.com...

US distributor is Hotwire enterprises. They have a wealth of info on
their site svhotwire.com.

This is very specifically designed for the Caribbean environment;
doesn't start ramping up until about 10k and hits close to30A at about
25k...

On the last day before we started tacking all the time, it was putting
out 20, and the solar 25, in clear skies, moderate wind.

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On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:30:07 -0400, "Skip Gundlach"
wrote:

"Rick Morel" wrote in message
.. .
What kind of wind gen does Skip have? Or what kind of winds is he
normally in to get 15-25 Amps?


Hi, Rick,

KISSenergy.com...

US distributor is Hotwire enterprises. They have a wealth of info on
their site svhotwire.com.

This is very specifically designed for the Caribbean environment;
doesn't start ramping up until about 10k and hits close to30A at about
25k...

On the last day before we started tacking all the time, it was putting
out 20, and the solar 25, in clear skies, moderate wind.


Hi Skip,

Looks like the KISS puts out about twice as much as my Air Marine
about 10-15 kts and a fourth more about 18-25 kts. I'll stick with it,
though, since I have it and my previous one was reliable for several
years of cruising.

ENJOY Maine!!!!

Rick

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