Hi Paul; I read your blog, thanks for the link. Is the 100-150 amp hours/day you are seeing at 24Volts? That would translate to 2.4KW to 3.6KW yield/day from your 680W total solar array. Does

Hello Kent i hope all is well with you and Iris. We have 680 watts on the Bimini (four 170 watt panels). 340 Port and 340 Sartboard. The panels on each side are connected in series with each side

Thanks Kent. Trying hard not to affect the design and lines of the 54 with an Arch. Even though the stern is the most logical place for it. I think some of the new solar panels are less sensitive to

Hi Mohammad, I put 600W of hard panels on my arch, and 250W soft panels on my cockpit enclosure. The soft ones are mounted aft of the boom, but still contribute only 7% of my total solar charging

Bill i would like to second your comments. Here, here! All the Best, Paul Stascavage S/V Rita Kathryn SM #466 RitaKathryn.com Currently Exploring City Island

Hello Mohammad, I would be more than happy to answer your questions and share any information that may be helpful. I would suggest you first read the following post which will answer many or your

Hi Paul; Can you please share your experience with your installation on your bimini top? This is the location we are looking at for our solar panels, but are concerned about the shadow effect of

Hi Billy, When the unit shuts off does it restart automatically? If it is an automatic restart then some safety circuit within the unit is shutting the system down. I am not specifically

We recently purchased Minerva, Hull #135. It came with a small RIB that we store on the mizzen deck (no boomvang). We will be retrieving our PortaBote from California this winter. Stores nicely along

Andy, Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the group. You will find a wealth of information and help here from some very knowledgeable and like minded sailors. I was given some very

There are quite a few messages about arches. You might try doing a search in the archives. Aras S/V FIASCO Sharki #163 1988 -- Aras Grinius

I traded in our inflatable for a Portland Pudgy. She tows quite nicely, however on longer passages I do have to mount it on the foredeck. AS with the Maramu, the Sharki's stern tapers quite a bit

Congratulations again. You have found a very good SM. I hope that you and Antonija enjoy your years ahead. Fabricating an arch, especially one that you will want takes lots of experience. I am not

Same situation. Br Antonio Sn 108 vagabundo In tuscany now Inviato da iPhone

Hello everyone, looks like we have closed the deal for our SM yesterday 😃 The boat is in Lanzarote at the moment. We want to have solar panels on an arch and I wonder if anyone knows someone who

Exactly, add the 900 watt low-pressure pump and you are at about 14 amps. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550

Hi; The D150 HP pump is 2.2KW. So the pump itself consumes a bit below 10 Amps at 220V. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

Thanks James Thats great to know The rib looks like a real beauty agreed re visabiliy issues that a foredeck mounting would create - even with the inflatable stowed inverted fwd of the mast the vis

Thank you so much Bill!!! Coming from you, it means a lot!! Alexandre

Alex, You are still one of the best Super Maramu Owners contributing way more than you take, even after NIKIMAT lost her battle with the concrete docks and a Cat 5 Hurricane. Bill