Koeketiene
Well-known member
On the previous boat, I had two means of generating power: a Rutland 913 wind generator and four 100w PV solar panels mounted on the guard wire (two each side of the boat).
The solars preformed very well, though because of where they were mounted was somewhat annoying when underway (in particular as the boat could roll a fair bit when sailing downwind).
So, on the new boat, I will go for smaller solars also fitted on the guard wire, but I'll only fit them when at anchor and remove them when underway.
I found the performance of wind generators somewhat disappointing. Both the Rutland 913 on the previous boat and the Air-X on the boat before that.
So I was think about fitting a Hydrogenerator.
To be more specific a Watt and Sea.
As this is quite an expensive bit of kit I thought I'd ask around a bit first.
Anyone got any experience of these? Do they preform as advertised? How sturdy or delicate is this thing?
Many thanks.
Watt and Sea, Cruising hydro generators for your yacht!
The solars preformed very well, though because of where they were mounted was somewhat annoying when underway (in particular as the boat could roll a fair bit when sailing downwind).
So, on the new boat, I will go for smaller solars also fitted on the guard wire, but I'll only fit them when at anchor and remove them when underway.
I found the performance of wind generators somewhat disappointing. Both the Rutland 913 on the previous boat and the Air-X on the boat before that.
So I was think about fitting a Hydrogenerator.
To be more specific a Watt and Sea.
As this is quite an expensive bit of kit I thought I'd ask around a bit first.
Anyone got any experience of these? Do they preform as advertised? How sturdy or delicate is this thing?
Many thanks.
Watt and Sea, Cruising hydro generators for your yacht!