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Another thought, you can compensate with the alternator
In Response To: The main thing you need to consider is battery capacity ()
When I'm raising the main (or using the anchor windlass) I always run the engine, at least slowly. That way the electric winch/windlass power draw is fed by whatever the alternator can put out, in addition to the batteries.
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- Upgrading to electric winches
- That would scare me a bit.
- The main thing you need to consider is battery capacity
- You don't need that much
- Another thought, you can compensate with the alternator
- How do you raise your main?
- I like the idea, no more grinding in the sheets makes tacking a pleasure...
- Winch
- I would definitely go for it.
