Kevin: I started with the Honda 2000 eu generator and a 48v Marine Air X wind generator. I added a solar panel the following year. If I were starting over I would do the generator and solar first. Actually the solar panel keeps things charged up enough that the wind generator is shutdown until sundown most of the time and the battery voltage drops back down to under 54 volts. I would recommend you start with the generator and solar. I can push my 30 foot 8 ton sailboat at 3 knots using the generator alone if I need too. I've been in some pretty rough conditions and found that the system always came through for me. I actually do more sailing and only use the electric propulsion when I really need it. Thanks to the group here I've learned a lot about Peukerts effect and always try and minimize current draw in order to not draw down the battery bank too rapidly. I will crank up the generator once the battery bank has dropped to the 80 to 90% range. I just found out that you actually need to draw down the battery bank a little bit when using the Zivan charger and generator. Otherwise the second stage charger pulses the Zivan (and I assume other three stage chargers) put out make the controller go into a protection mode. In the end I have never said to myself : Gee, I wish I still had the old diesel onboard. Capt.Mike n Fri, 7/30/10, kps657 <kps657@yahoo.
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