jimbouy
Active member
Well the sun's out and the boats just about ready for sailing.
I can't wait.
So now my thoughts are turning to ongoing battery charging.
The domestic is a 110 ah job and i don't have pumped water or fridge. I do have a tiller pilot to fit some time.
I do have a shorepower hook up that will charge the battery when away from my home berth, if it's available.
But it's the home berth that is the problem.... no shore power. And what if I've been out and anchored or spent the night on a bouy.
I never did buy a 2 stoke Genny and I really want ideas on how best to achieve a top up and maintenance charge when she's on the berth. There may be as little as a week between trips or as long as 3 weeks.
I realise it comes down to wind, solar or both.
But the real question is where?
On a 26ft Centaur there isn't a lot of free space.
I could mount a 5w panel on the forward hatch, but 5w isn't much.
I could hang a 120w flexible over the boom when leaving her.
I could mount a wind genny on the aft rail, but if it's a propeller job I'd probably want to take it off when sailing and I understand the upright spinner jobs aren't much use.
So how do others do it?
Ideas and thoughts welcomed.
Jimbouy
I can't wait.
So now my thoughts are turning to ongoing battery charging.
The domestic is a 110 ah job and i don't have pumped water or fridge. I do have a tiller pilot to fit some time.
I do have a shorepower hook up that will charge the battery when away from my home berth, if it's available.
But it's the home berth that is the problem.... no shore power. And what if I've been out and anchored or spent the night on a bouy.
I never did buy a 2 stoke Genny and I really want ideas on how best to achieve a top up and maintenance charge when she's on the berth. There may be as little as a week between trips or as long as 3 weeks.
I realise it comes down to wind, solar or both.
But the real question is where?
On a 26ft Centaur there isn't a lot of free space.
I could mount a 5w panel on the forward hatch, but 5w isn't much.
I could hang a 120w flexible over the boom when leaving her.
I could mount a wind genny on the aft rail, but if it's a propeller job I'd probably want to take it off when sailing and I understand the upright spinner jobs aren't much use.
So how do others do it?
Ideas and thoughts welcomed.
Jimbouy