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Old 02-26-2019, 02:04 PM   #12
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City: SoCal and Vancouver Island
Vessel Name: Tortuga
Vessel Model: Nordhavn 63
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Originally Posted by AusCan View Post
I'm happy without a generator on the boat for a number of reasons.

They take up valuable space on a small boat. I could squeeze one in, but access for servicing would be very tight.
Our electricity requirements are small. We prefer cooking with gas, so electricity isn't required for a stove. LED's have reduced the power required for lighting.
Although we have hot summers (over 100F today in Adelaide), it is a dry heat similar to Phoenix's and on the water it is always cooler. A/C isn't required. A swim during the day and a fan at night keeps us comfortable.
We don't watch TV, we don't own an electric coffeemaker, the fridge/freezer is DC, we make toast over the gas stove.

We have a small invertor, but don't use it as everything on the boat is DC.
With one 250 watt solar panel we can keep batteries charged indefinitely.

What are we missing?

Sounds to me like you aren't missing a thing. As you say, your electricity requirements are small. Perfect application for solar panels and inverter.
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