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HMS Beagle wrote:adamis wrote:HMS Beagle wrote:
Not sure I'd build a camper with a 24V system. On the boat there are many high current devices (AC, watermaker, 3 winches, windlass, inverter) so a lot of big cable. With 24V you get half the current and can withstand twice the voltage drop, so the difference in cable size is quite large.
I'm curious HMS Beagle where you keep your boat up in the North Bay? My folks have a 47' Gulfstar Sail Master in Sausilito that they stay on 50% of the time. When I was in college at San Jose State I used to drive up there on a regular basis to visit. I'm now in Gilroy so I can't get up there that often but still try to visit on occasion. My dad is an active sailor (was a Merchant Marine for 30 years before retiring and buying the sailboat) and loves taking his boat out. He's also been sailing in the Master Mariners Regatta. Guessing you might be involved in some of the same circle of people as my Dad.
The sailboat is now in Brickyard Cove at Pt. Richmond. It took us about 12 years to get there from Toronto where it was launched. I'm not tied into the local crowd that much, as I don't race or belong to a yacht club. I also keep a small trawler up in the PNW - had the sailboat there for 4 seasons but there is no wind there so I sailed it home. A lifetime of boat ownership has gained me a lot of experience in DC systems!
โAug-31-2021 04:59 PM
adamis wrote:HMS Beagle wrote:
Not sure I'd build a camper with a 24V system. On the boat there are many high current devices (AC, watermaker, 3 winches, windlass, inverter) so a lot of big cable. With 24V you get half the current and can withstand twice the voltage drop, so the difference in cable size is quite large.
I'm curious HMS Beagle where you keep your boat up in the North Bay? My folks have a 47' Gulfstar Sail Master in Sausilito that they stay on 50% of the time. When I was in college at San Jose State I used to drive up there on a regular basis to visit. I'm now in Gilroy so I can't get up there that often but still try to visit on occasion. My dad is an active sailor (was a Merchant Marine for 30 years before retiring and buying the sailboat) and loves taking his boat out. He's also been sailing in the Master Mariners Regatta. Guessing you might be involved in some of the same circle of people as my Dad.
โAug-31-2021 09:06 AM
stevenal wrote:
Have you checked the RVIA electrical codes?
โAug-31-2021 08:46 AM
HMS Beagle wrote:
Not sure I'd build a camper with a 24V system. On the boat there are many high current devices (AC, watermaker, 3 winches, windlass, inverter) so a lot of big cable. With 24V you get half the current and can withstand twice the voltage drop, so the difference in cable size is quite large.
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Kayteg1 wrote:
Still would I build big solar system, not likely I would put 100 lb of cables to connect it to battery.
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