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Are 300v DC solar inverters a bad idea for a catamaran? I've just been reading some other posts about electric boats and I've decided to limit my own project to 48v batteries and electric motors. I have twelve 500w panels that I was going to wire in two banks of 3kw per side of the cat, running...

I'm like Martin Luther King.......'I have a dream'. Only by this time next week, hopefully I'll be the owner of a 40foot mulithull catamaran. The cat has been partially completed, about 70% and I'll be hopefully finishing it. The build has been based around a twin outboard setup, with twin...

Hi guys, As we head into winter in the UK, I've decided to replace the huge lead-acid battery bank I installed nine months ago for a MASON 280L 15kWh battery bank containing Grade B Envision 304Ah prismatic cells. Fogstar, in the UK are offering the 'build your own battery' for £1999, which is...

Hi. This is a message I have sent to VARTA concerning their VARTA LFD230 sealed lead-acid batteries. I am awaiting their reply. I have a solar battery bank consisting of 32 x Varta LFD230 12V batteries. The batteries are grouped in sets of 4 in series (to create 48V sets) and then the 8 sets...