Dougcole
Guru
The OE battery charger on our Mainship died this week, and the batteries are due for replacement.
Current setup, which was the way the boat was equipped new is 2 8D which handle both house and start loads, powered by a 40 amp ac charger. No inverter at all. I don't love this setup, I've honestly been waiting for the batts to go to make a change to a 6V house bank and a dedicated start bank (likely 1 4D to start both motors).
But I was not expecting to lose the charger at the same time. Now I'm considering installing an inverter/charger at the same time, but I'm on a budget. I'd like to find something for close to $1,000. If I just replace the charger I'll go with Mastervolt power charge which is about $400.
Load on the inverter would be occasional laptop and phone charging, sometimes a small coffee maker, and a small 4.5cf home style chest freezer.
Can it be done on my budget of $1,000 not counting the batts?
Current setup, which was the way the boat was equipped new is 2 8D which handle both house and start loads, powered by a 40 amp ac charger. No inverter at all. I don't love this setup, I've honestly been waiting for the batts to go to make a change to a 6V house bank and a dedicated start bank (likely 1 4D to start both motors).
But I was not expecting to lose the charger at the same time. Now I'm considering installing an inverter/charger at the same time, but I'm on a budget. I'd like to find something for close to $1,000. If I just replace the charger I'll go with Mastervolt power charge which is about $400.
Load on the inverter would be occasional laptop and phone charging, sometimes a small coffee maker, and a small 4.5cf home style chest freezer.
Can it be done on my budget of $1,000 not counting the batts?