This season my
Capri 22 is on a
mooring in Winthrop MA. For the last two years, it was in a slip with
shore power. It uses a Torqeedo
Cruise 2.0
electric motor rather than a gasoline
outboard. So I needed to have a way to recharge the four GC2 6-volt
batteries (210 amp hour, 24 volt) in addition to the house
battery (Group 24, 12 volt).
We sail typically twice a week a weekend day and Wednesday "Beer Can"
race (hones our sailing skills to better enjoy cruising). We are always late on Wednesdays, so we
motor sail at
hull speed to the start line. The point is, the
batteries are discharged noticeably but do have time to recharge using
solar panels only.
DOCUMENTATION LINK:
I documented (with photos) the
project in the
Capri 22 forum:
(
Capri22.net • View topic - Solar Panels for Capri 22).
PROJECT CONSISTS OF:
100 watt nominal 12 volt
solar panel (Solarland traditional frame from eMarine)
"charge booster" GVB24-8 from Genasun LLC (takes nominal 12 volts converting it to 24 volt levels originally used to recharge golf carts)
12 watt Ganz "flexible"
solar panel (no charge controller needed my house
battery demands are low and this panel will recharge the battery. Next larger size needs a charge controller)
Mounted on a frame of
stainless steel tubing bolted on to the existing stern pulpit (railing from Defender)
John
Capri 22 "Ophelia"
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