Sharphooks
Well-Known Member
Yo, Gents
I do a lot of boat camping and camper camping miles away from plug-in power. Seems like a good scenario for investigating solar panels
Anybody have any info on these (are they efficient for the amount of sun we get on an annual basis...as in, not too much...??) What wattage capacity would be typical to top off two 12 V batteries?
I just got real lucky and picked up a house on the water so my boat's tied to a dock instead of sitting in a driveway. But I learned the downside of leaving a boat in the water---I left the auto-bilge pump switch "on" when I went on a trip---came back and the bilge was dry but my house battery was dead. Seems like a solar panel might be applicable?
yes, I can leave the boat plugged in to shore power but I'm uncomfortable doing that for extended periods of time (cords strung down a long dock, live cords near water etc, a the trickle down unit that works fine but is continually WARM (right on the verge of being hot)
So that's why I'm thinking solar panel
Any experiences or comments you guys can share?
thanks
I do a lot of boat camping and camper camping miles away from plug-in power. Seems like a good scenario for investigating solar panels
Anybody have any info on these (are they efficient for the amount of sun we get on an annual basis...as in, not too much...??) What wattage capacity would be typical to top off two 12 V batteries?
I just got real lucky and picked up a house on the water so my boat's tied to a dock instead of sitting in a driveway. But I learned the downside of leaving a boat in the water---I left the auto-bilge pump switch "on" when I went on a trip---came back and the bilge was dry but my house battery was dead. Seems like a solar panel might be applicable?
yes, I can leave the boat plugged in to shore power but I'm uncomfortable doing that for extended periods of time (cords strung down a long dock, live cords near water etc, a the trickle down unit that works fine but is continually WARM (right on the verge of being hot)
So that's why I'm thinking solar panel
Any experiences or comments you guys can share?
thanks