I have a standard Haier 5kBTU from Walmart ($110)
She uses 465 watts at full cool and about 45 on fan only
Your plan sounds great! I will say aboard Seaweed I am mostly cool enough at night. Now I do have a Hella fan that points right at my head. Additionally, when it gets Really humid I add a second Hella fan that points at my middle. Those two keep me cool and comfortable.
That said, I also have a large open hatch above my bunk and opening portlights too. The hatch provides a lot of wind if there is any breeze at all.
This is great advice. Even though I have a wind genny (Air-Breeze, by Southwinds Power, with the updated module/more power) and 445 watts of solar, having a Yamaha 1000 allows me total freedom.
Now you're a fellow, so you've presumably got upper body strength. I do not. I am only able to start a Honda2k IF it is already warm. I just don't have enough umph to get it going from cold.
The Yamaha1k however is a different bird. I can start it every time.
Another advantage to the Yamaha is Bluebell (she's blue) has a fuel shut off valve. I cut the fuel and four minutes later she sputters to a stop. It takes three to five pulls to restart/get the fuel back up.
I can do that... just something to consider...
My friend bought her own Bluebell and made a cover for in her cockpit
Get a Yamaha or retrofit a Honda to be able to run her dry. I do know fellows with women who want to fool around. The ladies would not unless there was cooling. So the men figured out how much fuel it takes to get some loving, and get to sleep before the engine sputters out of fuel in the early morning hours.
Just a thought for the frisky....
That's wonderful news. I didn't know that. Thanks!
Anyway, as for the original question, Seaweed has 990Ah battery bank. I carry 9 batts, 109Ah each. For practical purposes I round down to 900Ah when I do my figuring.
I don't have a working alternator on the engine. That's another story. To see how a gal can go wrong, one logical step at a time, this article details the fiasco:
Upsizing the Alternator - My Mistake article on janice142
Anyway, I am seriously envious of those with plenty of solar power and storage.