Lance, I put a West 3.4 wash down into my Rhodes, installed in a corner of the laz, never been more happy. Fresh water, different pump, no problem. Art Czerwonky s/v Mary Jane --- Lance Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Has anyone out there installed an electric water > pump for their water system? If so, any insights? > > Lance Jones > Cruising Captain, Barefoot Sailing Club > Catalina 27TR SN 5455 Gaelforce! > Capri 25 SN 411 Scottish Rebel! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Phil Agur > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:16 PM > Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Quesdtion about > solar pannels > > > Joe, > > > > Solar goes from a little flexible pad that is the > equivalent of a wall wart trickle charger to a > multi-panel system capable of running all of > cruising boat's systems with no other power. > > > > Both ends of the scale are well defined but the > middle ground is buyer beware. I think we got 6 > panels on my brother's boat for a total of 840 > watts. We went with a Morningstar regulator I flush > mounted in a replacement teak panel above the > navigation station. > > > > > http://www.morningstarcorp.com/products/ProStar/index.shtml > > > > Certainly if a 60 watt occasionally run alternator > is keeping her charged now then you may not need > anything more than 60 watts. The occasional use may > become the tricky part. The solar is only going to > output it's rated wattage in the tropics (the angle > of the sun's ray impacts the total available energy) > during midday. > > > > We have a 60 watt system (two thirty 30 watt - > frameless) with a non-temperature compensated > regulator and it's too much to leave connected all > the time. Letting it winter here will fry the > batteries in a few months. The cure would be to go > to the Morningstar regulator, which is a temperature > regulated smart charger, instead of the simple > voltage regulator I have now. Know you can have some > reserve power without overcharging. > > > > The other approach is a simple flexible low power > solar trickle charger. It won't have the capacity to > fight the batteries being run down by a running > bilge pump but it shines in ease of use. > > > > The best folks to ask are the ones around you > geologically. > > > > Boat US would also recommend you change any above > water through-hull fittings to brass. Their > insurance records are full of cases where freezing > water cracked an above water fitting and a temporary > snow load pushed it below the waterline. > > > > Phil Agur s/v Wing Tip > > Secretary/Treasurer Call Sign WCW3485 > > IC27/270A MMSI 366901790 > > www.catalina27.org Vessel Doc# 1039809 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Joe McCary > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: catalina27-talk: Quesdtion about solar > pannels > > > > My boat, new to me this past spring, has an > outboard (9.9 Honda) and charges batteries just > fine. But I am worried about what happens over the > winter. I plan to keep her in the water (private > slip, no electricity). She will not get the use she > has had over the warm months and I am worried about > the batteries (2) draining and the bilge pump not > working. I have considered a wind generator but > think a solar panel would do just fine. The boat > point almost due North so the stern will have a nice > southerly exposure. I would like to get a solar > panel that I could mount on the lazuratte hatch. I > know that there are electronic devices to put in > line that will prevent over charge and I plan to get > one of these also. My question is, can anyone > recommend what size solar panel to buy and maybe > what brands or models I should look at. I should > note that the winters here on the Bay are mild and > while we do get snow, it is nothing like our friends > in Alaska. I could also mount the panel on the > cabin top as well if the thought is that would be > better. Also, any thoughts on having the panel > connected to both batteries instead of just one. > > > > Joe McCary > > Aeolus II # 4795 > > West River, MD > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
