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• Wind generators. What are my options?
  • I really liked the Fourwinds II that I had
  • I have an AirX with Air+ blades but...
    • Solar is more consistent?
      • Brian lives in the Seattle area?
      • Steve said he is going to...
      • I ran a KISS for 2 seasons - switched to solar
  • I should have mentioned that
    • I am considering replacing my Air Breeze with
      • I talked to the rep in Florida today
  • The Gold Standard today appears to be the D-400...
    • What Jon said.
      • D-400
        • Not really...
          • So transformer the AC, run small wires down into the boat
            • More difficult than it sounds...
          • This is what I don't understand....
            • I doubt if the AC is at 120 volts.
              • Right you are...
    • Staying put, Jon?
      • Hmmm, let me think... (grin)
    • Absolutely...
  • Short of a schedule, I can't think of anything that effects how I sail more than charging the boats batteries.
    • No joy without hot water.
      • I put in an on-demand propane HW system ...
        • Looks like a nice system, Max.
          • I too use the garden sprayer
            • Larry- Chuck and Sandra from Duckworks are friends and neighbors
              • I also have a few solar bags
        • Here imy kind of funny story about on demand
          • Glad you could laugh about it
        • When cruising, propane is more difficult to find than diesel.
          • What is the most available fuel...
            • Propane but a lot of countries have a different system
          • Hi Dan, the unit is pretty efficient with propane
        • Max, can you catch rainwater?
          • Wow. How many inches of rain was that? And where?
            • Happened all the time.
          • Catching rain water off the deck
            • No, we had a filter equivilent to a Seagull.
    • I put 40 watts of panels just forward of the companionway...
      • Wired series or parallel?
        • parallel
    • I remain surprised that more cruisers haven't gone towards hydrogenerators...
      • The Watt and Sea are made from Unobtanium?
        • There are some competitors to Watt & Sea
        • More like 10,000 to 1...
      • Years ago I was towing my Aquair
        • I had the CG almost almost run over
          • LOL-Coming out of Bimini, headed for the states I got boarded by USCG and a Bahamas
  • After looking at the output numbers and
    • Power outpuot from wind genertors is not magic
      • Neil, Thanks, I believe you got it