Sunday, June 11, 2017

Re: [Electric Boats] Opinions

 

Capt Len,
I'm building a off grid island house. I have 6x60 watt panels (biggest checked baggage airline will take, bigger panels would be cheaper). I have 210 amp hour AGM battery bank. Victron mppt solar conroller and Victron battery monitor. Wired it up with fuse block and disconnects off of Amazon. Fuse block feeds 2 usb power points. Also one small inverter 100 watt for electronics and power tool battery charging. Other inverter 400 watt pure sine wave for freezer. Freezer small Home Depot chest freezer hooked to a "prepper" thermostat. Thermostat keeps freezer at 38 degrees instead of -10 degrees. Freezer runs maybe 5 minutes/hour. Put ice bags in bottom of freezer, food toward top. Ice doesn't melt much at all. So ice for rum drinks, food for when rum runs out. So far at night bank runs down to 75%, fully charged by sundown. I also hooked a battery charger I can run off my Honda genny in case a week of cloudy days. So far everything working well.
Jerry Barth



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From: "captnlen trikini2008@embarqmail.com [electricboats]" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 6/11/17 3:45 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Electric Boats] Opinions

 

I want to rig a simple solar that will run a 40 lb thrust trolling motor and came across this kit.  Think it would work

https://www.amazon.com/Renogy-Watts-Volts-Monocrystalline-Starter/dp/B00BFCNFRM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1483636001&sr=8-3&keywords=solar+panel+kit


The other idea is when Charlie came thru lost power for 3 weeks. they went to more people on a single repair first.


Now I am in a real isolated area and if have hurricane, am inland and high so flooding and storm surge are not issues but power outage is probable and for a couple of weeks so want a solar system can have stored in garage and roll out and have enough power for

the freezer and refrig and maybe a TV. Not sure without power if close enough to get a signal or if the Dish would still work. During Charley used a 12 to 120 adapter and used the car for 1 hour a day but would like solar. I did some laptop from the car system but have to find gas stations with fuel electric and no lines LOL<BG> Comcast and phone were underground. Phone are underground here and would have wifi available thru the phone line


1/2 boat but could overlap

--   Capt.Len Susman Rtd  Trikini Trimarans

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