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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | Maybe a little help from the Sun Posted By: John Turpin, P-15 "Tetra", Edmond, OK Date: 12/11/08 10:19a.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: An alternative... crew! (Eric, P-19, #1221 Austin, TX) The fear of bloody mutiny keeps me from completely buying into the idea of crew. Swimming for an isolated island while maniacal crewmembers roar in laughter is just too painful to consider. A plan is starting to come together, however. It sounds like my big battery will give me somewhere between 8 and 11 hours of autotiller power between charges. Using Chris' solar panel wattage information, it looks like a 6 watt panel would produce about .5 watts per hour of sunlight. Assuming that I'd get 8 to 10 hours of productive sunlight on a summer day, I could feed 4 to 5 amps into the battery daily. I think that would keep me topped up, unless I end up using Ray for more than 7 hours per day (which is very unlikely). I've seen 6 watt folding solar panels for less than one boat buck ($100). Or, I could probably fit a small 6 watt rigid panel on my sliding hatch. This has real possibilities. Thanks everyone. If anyone sees a problem with this scenario, please jump in.

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Watts and Amps and Volts -- Oh my! -- John Turpin, P-15 "Tetra", Edmond, OK -- 12/11/08 6:34a.m.

Need more information -- Chris J, P19 "Rocky" SLO CA -- 12/11/08 8:08a.m.

Found a little more info -- John Turpin, P-15 "Tetra", Edmond, OK -- 12/11/08 8:27a.m.

OK, 22 aH then... -- Chris J, P19 "Rocky" SLO CA -- 12/11/08 7:08p.m.

An alternative... crew! -- Eric, P-19, #1221 Austin, TX -- 12/11/08 8:56a.m.

 Maybe a little help from the Sun   -- John Turpin, P-15 "Tetra", Edmond, OK -- 12/11/08 10:19a.m.

John, I plan to do the same with my P-15, -- Ken Lockhart, P-15 #1121 Indianapolis -- 12/11/08 2:14p.m.

Maybe we should experiment on your boat, then perfect it on mine! -- John Turpin, P-15 "Tetra", Okie Land -- 12/11/08 5:50p.m.

I'll watch, too! -- Katie Lea P-15 "Follow Me" Santa Clara -- 12/11/08 6:12p.m.

I did install the one on my P-19, it was not too difficult, -- Ken Lockhart, P-15 #1121 Indianapolis -- 12/11/08 6:29p.m.

WE ARE MISSING SOME CRITICAL ISSUES!! -- Dave Chase P15 #1074, Lk MI -- 12/12/08 5:59a.m.

"ISSUES!" -- Dan Phy P15 #1051 Ol' Geezer , Ft. Bragg, Ca. -- 12/12/08 7:23a.m.

LOL! Dan and Dave, here's to simplicity. -- Steve Haines, catboats, Goose Bayou, FL -- 12/12/08 8:22a.m.

How do you heave-to in a catboat Steve? -- John Madill WWP15 Mackinac Dreamer -- 12/13/08 6:09a.m.

Lash the tiller -- Steve Haines, catboats, Goose Bayou, FL -- 12/13/08 7:48a.m.

yarning with Stanley Smith -- Dave Chase P15 #1074, Lk MI -- 12/12/08 4:20p.m.

These are critical issues, all right, but... -- Chris J, P19 "Rocky" SLO CA -- 12/12/08 7:39a.m.

Good thoughts, but... -- Dave Chase P15 #1074, Lk MI -- 12/12/08 9:14a.m.

It will be interesting to see how it can be used -- John Turpin, P-15 "Tetra", Okie Land -- 12/12/08 12:27p.m.

Tetra -- Dan Phy P15 #1051 Ol' Geezer , Ft. Bragg, Ca. -- 12/12/08 2:12p.m.

John, are you thinking T200 in '09? -- Westcoaster - O'day 19 -- 12/12/08 2:38p.m.

Are YOU thinking about going? -- Tim..."Morning Dove" P19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 12/12/08 3:09p.m.

Just not sure. -- Westcoaster - O'day 19 -- 12/12/08 7:17p.m.

Three events in a short amount of time -- John Turpin, P-15 "Tetra", Where the wind comes sweepin' -- 12/12/08 6:42p.m.

Tetra's Events -- Dan Phy P15 #1051 Ol' Geezer , Ft. Bragg, Ca. -- 12/12/08 7:13p.m.

It'd be a helluva season, wouldn't it?! -- Westcoaster - O'day 19 -- 12/12/08 7:17p.m.

Dates and Info -- John Turpin, P-15 "Tetra", Where the wind comes sweepin' -- 12/13/08 3:57a.m.

Events -- Ron -- 12/13/08 4:38a.m.

Ron tell me more about the festival at Cortez, please. -- Steve Haines, catboats, Goose Bayou, FL -- 12/13/08 7:49a.m.

Events/Tetra -- Dan Phy P15 #1051 Ol' Geezer , Ft. Bragg, Ca. -- 12/13/08 7:55a.m.

If anyone could Dan....... -- Tim..."Morning Dove" P19 #457 Potter Valley CA -- 12/13/08 9:53a.m.

Northern Calif. PYC -- Dan Phy P15 #1051 Ol' Geezer , Ft. Bragg, Ca. -- 12/13/08 12:20p.m.

Road trip -- Kurt-P15 "Sea Gypsy" -- 12/13/08 2:59p.m.