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Originally Posted by joe_db
You might get 100+ amps charge instead of the 50 or so we are all lucky to max out at. That will make charging your batteries easier.
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Hmm. 100+ amps @ 12VDC would be meager 1200W. If that is a reasonable upper limit, then I might as well just use my Honda EU2000i as the 'stop gap' measure for experimenting with electric.
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Originally Posted by joe_db
You are still very very far away from anything resembling electric propulsion.
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For long range motoring -- yes. I'd still be able to experiment and figure out what size motor would really be needed.
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Originally Posted by joe_db
Trying to make an air conditioned boat that runs off batteries is a losing proposition and a request we got ALL the time.
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Which is why I need a generator. The end game here is to have a beefy generator on my boat, even if it means I am less efficient at motoring.