Oddbean new post about login | logout The battleground for the winter: Cleaning and painting bilges and tanks. Then I will install new electricals and a motor. https://image.nostr.build/215d49f784bc3fd900bd506d07c811f89c16d34c0b0595c36b28581a77d29e38.jpg
Not fun, but, worth it! What's the goal with the build?
Yes looking forward to having a functional boat! The build: -New prop shaft and shaft seal. -48v battery system -12kw electric motor Also to be done due spring: Rudder, rails, mainsail boom (might order one in aluminium)
Ah, so you're going all electric?
Yes, might eventually have small generator to extend the motoring range.
I've got a small 500w turbine that I hope to repurpose for that same reason eventually.
Nice, I’m also going to lay some solar arrays on deck. It will be exciting to see what my energy budget will be like 😅
They'll be awesome in summer - mid November till end of January they're pretty much useless
Not so. If you can tilt them, and they are good panels, they will produce surprisingly good amounts of power even in the off-peak months.
Depends where you are, of course, but here on the south coast of the UK, between November and Feb there just simply aren't enough available hours of daylight, especially not in the two weeks either side of the solstice - then there are the deep dark days where the clouds ensure hardly a photon gets through. From practical experience, this is why I chose to supplement the solar with wind power
I'm all for diversification in power sources! I hope to eventually find property with year-round running water to have a small hydro setup.
What brand? I've seen most people have much trouble with most smaller wind turbines.
I don't have the documentation for it as I got it as part of a swap with someone else and it's unmarked - it works, has it's own little charge controller but that's rubbish which is why I'm integrating the wind and solar together through one charge controller which includes a dump load
I haven't seen a charge controller that can handle wind and solar at the same time! I'm curious as to what unit you are using. (I still have a lot to learn about wind, though.)
This is the one I've been experimenting with - it appears to work well but I'm in the process of trying to sort out all my electrics so I'm not using it constantly SolaMr 1000W MPPT Wind Solar Hybrid Charge Controller 400W Solar and 600W Wind Hybrid Charge Regulator 12V/24V Auto Identification System Voltage https://amzn.eu/d/0QKV7BL
