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Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 25-11-2016, 06:28
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Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

I had standard calcium sealed batteries that lasted over 7 years on our last boat. New owners still using them and they test as new.

SunPower Solar Panels 2 x 230 watts.

New boat has AGM sealed...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 24-11-2016, 05:01
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

Sea Dreaming, Your Brilliant. I Like the way you think :thumb:
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 07-10-2016, 17:28
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Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

Our electric Kettle is 1500 watts and we have a 2000 watt inverter. All works well.
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 07-10-2016, 05:42
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

2 good way to mitigate shading issues on a boat:

1) Wire Solar Panels in parallel to 1 mppt controller
2) Have a separate controller for each Solar Panel

If you have different size...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 07-10-2016, 05:12
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

I agree with having backup systems. We have a generator and high output alternators.

Solar Panels done right should never cause a windage problem.
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 06-10-2016, 18:38
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

This Medium 400 Watt Solar Panel system for $1,280 is what most cruisers would put on a boat.

Wind Turbines and Generators cost more that this........

This Large 3000 Watt Solar Panel system...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 06-10-2016, 17:27
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

Cruisers only have 3 ways to make power when cruising.

Solar = Silent, Maintenance free

Wind = Noisy + maintenance, down time and parts

Engine = Noisy + maintenance, down time, parts and...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 06-10-2016, 04:43
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

I agree with being electrically frugal and we have always been that way.
We never draw our batteries below 12.4 (80%).

Solar panels make it easy to keep the battery bank full.

We had 500...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-10-2016, 17:42
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

We use the electric kettle to just make hot water QUICK.
Coffee
Tea
Oatmeal

The sink wastes to much water when you need a cup of hot water.

THE SPEED that it makes hot water is what is so...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-10-2016, 16:34
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

Now that is interesting info right their.
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-10-2016, 16:23
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

I agree. The factory should add more, but they do not want to change the LOOK of the boat.

I will be adding another 500 watts of solar myself, but for now all is working very well.
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-10-2016, 15:44
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

I did say the Electric Kettle was $20 right.

Is $20 a lot of money?
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-10-2016, 14:15
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

We are never at a dock, so all our power is from that Big Solar Fusion Reactor in the sky.

Scientist have spent billion trying to make Fusion Reactors and it falls on my boat for free in such a...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-10-2016, 14:05
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

These efficiency numbers are from a few labs doing this kind of testing.
Just google it and you will see these same efficiency numbers.

I was most surprised with the electric kettle 2 X faster...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-10-2016, 13:59
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

Heating the saloon on a cold day is a good thing, but you also get a lot of condensation with the propane which is not a good thing on a boat.

In the heat of summer is when stove top heating just...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-10-2016, 13:12
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Re: Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

One of the reasons that a gas stove is so inefficient is that is also heating up your saloon at the same time its heating your water.

At least the microwave is designed to only heat water not the...
Forum: Cooking and Provisioning: Food & Drink 05-10-2016, 12:03
Replies: 202
Views: 40,567
Posted By Cotemar
Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

Most efficient way to boil water on a boat

1) Electric Kettle, .....81% efficient
2) Microwave Oven, ..47% efficient
3) Gas Stove, ............31% efficient

Electric Kettles typically shut...
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