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Hi All,
I am on a drillship just south east of hurricane Ida. We rode out the edge of
the hurricane last night. We were about 80-100 miles from the centre of the
storm. It was a bumpy ride! Saw some 50’ waves and 50+ knots wind. Lots of big
breaking waves. I was wondering what sail configuration
Ida is one scary storm. I bet that was a heck of a ride, Bill.
After being flooded in May, I certainly don't need to be flooded again or
take a tree on the roof. At the same time, we still don't have floors or
much furniture in the house so any flooding will be less painful than last
time.
The E
Hi all, So, I took the solar panels and the Bimini in for the hurricane that
was coming least week. And I had to keep them off for the week because I
couldn't get back to the boat, and the batteries went down to 11.4 I guess
running the bilge pump all week. I put the panels back up and I'm getti
Does your bilge pump run that much in a week to drain your batteries. Must
be a lot of water getting in
On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 4:35 PM Danny Haughey via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> So, I took the solar panels and the Bimini in for the hurricane that was
> coming least
I use a ~ 30 watt solar to keep my batteries topped off without using shore
power even when it is available. It is wired directly to my start battery and
my ACR keeps both batteries topped off.
My question is should I put a fuse in the positive output from the solar
controller—IIRC it has a MPPT
Yea when it rains i do get a lot of water down the mast. And it rained pretty good. It isn't the most efficient pump either, as i get a good backwash when it cuts off. But that's a task for another day...On Aug 29, 2021 4:39 PM, dwight veinot via CnC-List wrote:Does your bilge pump run that m
My Renogy MPPT controler calls for a 20A Fuse. I have 2 100w semi flexible
panels. Output is often close to 18amps
Chuck Gilchrest
s/v Half Magic
1983 LF 35
Padanaram, MA
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I have a simple question - the fuse is there to protect the wire; so, the fuse
should be as close to the solar panel as possible, shouldn't it? Where would
you put it? Outside, next to the panel? Or inside, as soon as the wire goes
through the deck?
I bet there are some rules of thumb.
Thanks
Really, should there be a short or other electrical failure, the big source
of current that would heat up and burn up the wires and possibly set the
boat on fire, would be the boat's house or starting battery bank. So the
fuse should be as close as possible to where the wires from the solar
panels
I have that end covered. Proper fuses right at the battery terminals. And the
solar panel is tied to the controller, not the batteries themselves. But there
is some 25' of cable from the panel to the controller and I always wonder if
that part should be protected as well. The solar panel is only
My 175w and 50w are fused for the gauge of the cable, directly adjacent to the
controller. This is per the renogy manual I believe. 12 awg solar cable
would be likely fused at 20a (assumes 105deg rated insulation) which at our
20vdc would translate to a BIG 400w panel. (C&C 65?) These bigg
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