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Much the same but our Jarcat 6 had 64w of solar panels back in 2000 and we were out cruising in The Whitsundays for 5 weeks and ran a...

Oh, how times have changed. Our first cruising yacht had 43W of solar (later upgraded to a whopping 75W) as the only charging source...

Oh dear me! “how people survive with less, in less sunny locations, is questionable”. I have 550 watts on the rail shared both sides. I...

The provided link shows a 30-40A unit priced at around $500 with an input voltage limited to 45V. In contrast, the Victron 100/30 is...

Thank you for providing the link. Personally, I would be hesitant to install a single unit that could potentially disable a significant...

One potential disadvantage of a unit that functions as both a DC-DC charger and a MPPT regulator is the lack of a readily available...

Can you show me this Epever product - I just searched their website and can't find one at all that is DCDC and MPPT and certainly...

Personally I always fit DCDC and MPPT separately and I think I've only ever supplied the combined unit once. It does save a little...

It is a coulomb counting battery monitor, but often these cheap meters are not very accurate with no allowance for battery efficiency...

Indeed, assuming the bank was completely discharged. This charging rate is comparable to the maximum safe current output of a typical...

Sticking to 50% or less of rated current seems the most common rule of thumb for constant running otherwise it overheats so maybe 50a...

Not on board tonight. No chimney for santa on the boat.

This is our view from inside, but that still counts, right :). Merry Christmas, everyone.

The North Sea is the roughest water I have sailed in (although my wife feels the West Coast of Island in winter was worse). The trip...

🤣🤣🤣 That's Internet chat rooms for you😉 Sailing round the anchorage in the gusts p!&&ing everyone off dragging a skinny chain desperate...