[Rhodes22-list] Battery and motor causes boat to lean portside

[Chris Geankoplis]

Attached is an older arrangement for a 50 watt panel. I currently have a
100 w panel. In the section dealing with prepping the boat for the Med
there are photos of the actual set up. This is only one of many ways
Rhodies have expanded their solar. I use a c pap and we use computers,
phones and navigation I-pads along with lights and music and only once a
month, if that ,do we use shore power.
Chris Geankoplis
Enosis
On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 9:57 AM Allyn Baskerville <allynb at adsne.com> wrote:

> We're still tossing around boat names. I like this.
>
> I've spent time trying to figure out where to put larger solar cells, but
> there isn't much room - maybe on the pop top, but I can't quite figure out
> how to get the wires run. One of the cleats on the boom will scrape across
> the pop top, so that might damage the solar cell. I've thought about
> drilling a hole in my mast, so that I can raise the boom up a few more
> inches, but I've not done that yet. The clear protective covering on the
> surface of the solar cells looks pretty bad - cracked, etc. But I'm still
> getting 13.5-13.6V on a sunny day.
>
> The solar and batteries don't seem to be setup properly - both house
> batteries and both solar cells are wired in parallel. I'd expect one to be
> run back to the starter battery. I've presumed the motor has an alternator
> to charge the battery, but I should check this out. I believe the starter
> battery is about 9 years old, and I only charged it once about 1.5 years
> ago when I bought the boat.
>
> My outbound doesn't have pull start - I wish it did.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Chris Geankoplis
> Sent: Thursday, June 3, 2021 11:30 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Battery and motor causes boat to lean portside
>
> Hey Allyn,
>                 I’m surprised that your boat has 3 batteries. I have 2
> size 28’s on Enosis and we have lived and cruised on it for 3 months at a
> time.
> An outboard doesn’t really need a dedicated battery as it can always be
> pull started and your electric start will charge it and your house
> batteries. If you use a lot of watt hours perhaps an up grade on the solar
> will take care of your needs and you can get rid of one battery to balance
> the boat. Just say’n. Glad you love your boat, a common affliction amongst
> us Rhodies. Ever thought of renaming your boat “the House”. That way you
> could spend every day working on “The House”
> Chris Geankoplis
> Enosis
>
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 10:41 PM Allyn Baskerville <allynb at adsne.com>
> wrote:
>
> > My slip is right outside the clubhouse, and I get *lots* of comments
> > such as, "What's wrong with your boat? It doesn't sit straight in the
> water."
> > The boat has two house batteries and the starter battery on the port
> > side, and the motor is portside. The starter batter would be easy to
> > relocate starboard, but the other two won't be that easy. What have
> > you all done, if anything?
> >
> > I love looking at the pictures that have been posted of the boat
> remodels.
> > Some are simply amazing, and I've downloaded many pictures since
> > joining this list. Overall, the layout works well for me with what I
> > have, and my wife says I have to get her house done before I even
> > think about doing anything else.
> >
> > This list has been so incredibly educational and enlightening.
> >
> > Allyn
> >
>
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