Re: Stus-List Flooded Batteries

I left the foam batteries out of my discussion because I heard they are almost impossible to get now. Joe Coquina On 9/24/2019 6:13 PM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List wrote: I have had (4) Group 31 Firefly Oasis carbon-foam AGM batteries (in parallel) on board Rainy Days for nearly five years now

Re: Stus-List Solar panels - now charger/inverters

Both are modified square wave. Joe On 9/24/2019 9:26 PM, bwhitmore via CnC-List wrote: Joe,  just out of curiosity, is the big inverter pure sine wave, or both or neither? Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: "Della Barba, Joe via

Re: Stus-List Solar panels - now charger/inverters

Joe,  just out of curiosity, is the big inverter pure sine wave, or both or neither?Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: "Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List" Date: 9/24/19 7:51 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: "Della Barba, Joe"

Re: Stus-List Solar panels - now charger/inverters

The big charger-inverters are complicated beasts. I sold and installed a lot of them back in the day. I have a ProNautic 15 amp charger, a separate 300 watt inverter, and a separate 1200 watt inverter. Either one can drive the cabin outlets depending on a switch. The 300 watt unit is silent and

Re: Stus-List Solar panels - now charger/inverters

I have to agree with you Dennis. I have a 2.5k inverter/charger I would love to get rid of. It's big and I don't like the way it's wired into my boat. I had a fault while out cruising earlier this month, that rendered the whole unit us less. Except for ballast. Luckily I was able to reset the

Re: Stus-List Flooded Batteries

I have had (4) Group 31 Firefly Oasis carbon-foam AGM batteries (in parallel) on board Rainy Days for nearly five years now and I love them. They can cycle deeper than conventional batteries and have a greater cycle life. In performance, they are between Lithium and conventional AGMs. They

Re: Stus-List Solar panels - now charger/inverters

Hello all, For years on our C 27 MKIII we used a 40 watt or so solar panel with a charge controller, and the panel mounted on our sliding hatch to charge our batteries (a series 24 and 27) on the mooring.  We used a battery combiner to keep the starting and house battery charged.  We also

Re: Stus-List Solar panels - now charger/inverters

Thanks Dennis. I also wonder if a dedicated inverter may absorb less battery power in the conversion process than a multi-function inverter/charger. I guess ultimately it’s a matter of getting the right one to suit one’s needs. I rarely have access to shore power except when the boat is on

Re: Stus-List Solar panels - now charger/inverters

Chuck, Just a philosophical comment on charger/inverters. I personally don't like them. Others may disagree. If either side dies, you're screwed. I prefer to install a separate charger and a separate inverter. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Any suggestions for charger/inverters

Re: Stus-List Solar panels

I have a similar set up with 2 semi-flexible 100w panels installed on my bimini. We were able to stitch Velcro around the perimeter of the panels with the nap side facing up. Then we stitched "fold over" tabs with the hook Velcro facing down on the bimini so one could lay the panels directly

Re: Stus-List Flooded Batteries

Another issue regarding flooded batteries is the orientation. While not important in most applications, on a sailing boat flooded batteries should be mounted along the beam (port to starboard) rather than oriented along the centerline. Mainsail at pbase.com has a nice

Re: Stus-List Flooded Batteries

Paul, in your calculations, you can assume 30% of usable capacity of a normal flooded battery (from 50% SoC to 80% SoC), which would shift the calculations a bit towards the Lithium batteries. The problem is that you would need a completely new charging system, which would throw the

Re: Stus-List Solar panels

Thanks Len - I've seen up to about 180 watts but only really clear day when sun was directly overhead. It's surprising though with cloud cover I have also seen 70-80 watts. We don't have hug loads the fridge being the main one. We were away for a month this year and had several 2-3 day

Stus-List Flooded Batteries

From what I read the life cycle cost of golf cart batteries is lower when you use them hard and discharge past 50%. Sure it reduces the life of them, but you get a lot more AH per $ in the end. The golf cart drivers surely could not care less about stopping at 50%! Joe Coquina Ps – remember wet

Re: Stus-List Flooded Batteries

Yes--those of you old enough to remember the original ~ 19" or so 'portable'  TVs will remember they also had carrying handles--I guess they were supposed to make the 5-100 lb tube type TV 'portable"! Charlie NelsonWater PhantomC 36 XL/kcb  -Original Message- From: Robert Abbott via

Re: Stus-List Boom Bail for 30-2

My webbing 'strop'(?) is about 1" wide with loops in each end so I just put one loop thru the other and hook the mainsheet block shackle to the 'free' loop. The entire length of the strop is only a little more than the circumference of the boom. With the pressure on the strap and its width of

Re: Stus-List Flooded Batteries

Marek and Ken, Thanks for the information. The winters get cold enough so will give it a try this year. Will disconnect them and leave them in place. Thanks, Brian From: Ken Heaton Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 11:12 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: nausetbe...@optonline.net

Re: Stus-List Flooded Batteries

While I have been looking into LiFe batteries, I still think Trojan T105 provide the best bang for the buck. Cost have come down a little for lithium batteries, and with industry leaders like Trojan now selling these batteries(already at better $/AH), I’m expecting reasonable price drops in

Stus-List Flooded Batteries

Brian: In the Fall, the first thing I do is check the fluid level(s) in each cell making sure the lead plates are covered in water (always use distilled water).  Then they get a full charge until my battery charger reverts to maintain mode.  I always follow up by checking the specific

Re: Stus-List Boom Bail for 30-2

Try South Shore in Niagara on the Lake. From: Jim Reinardy via CnC-List Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:29 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: firewa...@reinardy.us Subject: Stus-List Boom Bail for 30-2 Hi all, We were headed out for the last race of the season Saturday and as we loaded

Re: Stus-List The Low drag Prop saga is over!

Mine is a 2 blade Bruce Wade On Mon, Sep 23, 2019, 21:39 bwhitmore via CnC-List, wrote: > In each of the cases noted about Flex o Fold, are we talking about the 3 > blade or two blade models? The recommend a 3 blade for my 37/40 with a > Yanmar 3JH2E. > > Looking forward to your thoughts, > >