You can compare your battery bank to a fuel tank. If you are consuming fuel at a certain rate you have to replace it at the same rate or ,sooner or later, the tank (or bank) will be empty. Thanks. Steve S.
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Richard Mair <fullkeel2000@...> wrote:
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> Well said Eric..As a blue water and coastal cruiser I was wondering how anyone would get into that position..
>  We carry a Jordan series drogue and oversize anchors. Offshore there is no place to hide from bad weather..
> Coastal cruising can be more difficult in some ways but there are a lot of places on the US east coast to stop.Just watch the weather..
> On our last trip from Georgetown SC to Halifax NS we only had an outboard as the diesel had expired..We anchored just outside the Pollock rip channel as we missed the slack and the outboard quit. Tides change and the wind comes back, we only had to wait 5 hours..
> To the Valliant 40 go with Eric's advice.I have sailed in company with them,not for long as they are faster than our Alberg 30 as soon as the wind picks up a bit.The Valliant is a great blue water boat..
> We plan to be back cruising next fall after a lot of interior work and our electric motor so we will have a comparison in a couple years. You did not offend me at least Eric
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> Â Loving starting and ending the sailing sessions without the smell and noise..So far have never used more than 15% of the battery bank and that was a light wind day when we used the motor to make some apparent wind.
> 150 watts kept us going at 3,5 knots sometimes dropping to 100 watts.
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> Richard
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