Hi folks, I have a Mermaid 5200 and a
boat with a mizzen
mast. I have a 75W
solar panel, but got the idea to put a high watt windgen up the mizzen and add some more
batteries to get a few hours of AC daily if its hot. I am wondering about a few things. First if this is a pipedream and not practical. However I will be installing an LED HD TV and video audio system that draws about 75 watts. IN my expericnce the
solar panel is enough for that. The Mermaid website claims that the unit uses only 5 amps or so and that they have had success using the unit with 1000 watts of portable
generator and an
inverter, if the unit is only used on the lower setting. So the load of the AC is around 550 watts. I just got back from a trip to
Nassau and it was bloody hot on the island. We will be cruising the
Bahamas for a while. I searched for a thread on this with no luck. Seems to me that
wind and solar are coming finally into the mainstream.
FYI LG has TV or computer monitors 19 inch that run with 12 Volts and provide a very good picture, I used one connected directly to the
battery with great success. Also there are good 12v
DVD players out there for 30 bucks that only pull 20 watts or so. I just bought the LG 23 inch HD TV and will be stepping it up or down to its rating of 18 volts. The 19 inch video monitors only cost 120 dollars or so but have no TV reciever. The 23 inch with TV was around 350. Wire the whole thing together with sound for less than 400 bucks including audio. These monitors only use 18 watts or something. Audio is another 25 W max. Ok hit me up with the AC info thanks