My boat is on the hard right now finishing up winter storage. When I splash in a few weeks I’ll try and get an current draw on the bow thruster to have a better idea of it’s thirst. I thought the amperage indicated on the cabling chart for the 2.2Kw (3hp) motor was a bit heigh. It would be great...
Once I have the lithium installed I will open the paralleling circuit breakers and tape a note on them so nobody accidentally flips them on.
I plan on charging the LFP’s through a Victron Energy Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-Volt 30 amp 360-Watt DC-DC charger or maybe a Renogy 20 amp DC-DC charger as...
I thank you for your time and feedback,
My boat has a LOA of 41 feet. The House, Bow Thruster and Start batteries are all within 5 feet or less of each other. The Bow Thruster is about 15 feet from it’s battery.
Thank you all for validating my concern of the Bow Thruster’s heigh current draw...
Sailboat Electrical upgrade
I’m new to the forums and want to thank you Will for all your great videos and putting this forum together.
I am considering revamping the electrical system on my sailboat by swapping my lead acid 470Ah House Bank (House batteries are in need of replacing) for 200...