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AADIVER
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Initially Posted - 07/30/2007 : 23:50:35

FWIW, I have a single Group 24 inclosed gel battery that's kept topped off with a 5 watt solar panel mounted at the rear of my starboard catbird seat, plus the charging when I run my Tohatsu 9.8 electric start o.b. My interior lights are dual LED's and incandescents. I have no other power drains, K.I.S.S. being my mantra. Only electronics are a hand held rechargable ICOM VHS (which I won at the Catalina Rendezvous

), an AA battery powered GPS, and a C battery powered AM/FM radio. I cruise to escape electronic gizmo entrapment

Frank Farmer
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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 07/31/2007 : 09:54:40

Interesting Frank. I went just the opposite with my C-25. I have two Group 27 batteries that power my running lights, spreader light, anchor light, compass light, 5 interior lights, (all lights incandescent), AM/FM/CD Stereo, VHF Radio, fishfinder/GPS, depthfinder, auto-pilot, phone charging and the occasional laptop. I charge them at the dock using an older Guest charger that allows the running of electrical devices while charging or with the charging circuit off my outboard (which does not have electric starting). I carry hand-held GPS and VHF radios as backups to my hard wired units. Different folks, different strokes.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 07/31/2007 : 19:37:29

Way to go Joe, sounds like all you are missing is a 12v blender

Paul

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 07/31/2007 : 22:03:59

I prefer the gas powered blender myself.

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 07/31/2007 : 22:36:53

Better yet, the [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yO3W8KS_MM"]jet-powered blender[/URL].

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Cavitating
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Response Posted - 08/09/2007 : 17:18:20

Joe:
I have all of the above plus a Waeco portable fridge/freezer a Charles 20 amp 3 bank charger with 3 size 31 batteries, water pressure system with a fawcet in the stern, a window air conditioner for the hot/humid florida nights and a Honda 2000 generator to run the a/c and charge the batteries.

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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 08/09/2007 : 17:43:26

Then I think you need to go back and rethink your forum name. I suggest "General Electric"!

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Steve Blackburn
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Response Posted - 08/10/2007 : 00:16:52

Bah, that's nothing! A guy at our lake shows movies on Saturday nights. I'm talking about a digital projector and 60" screen here. It's like going to the drive-in except it's 40-60 year olds in sailboats. No necking thank god! Pretty cool actualy and I'm not kidding.

You Americans need to catch up here. ;-)

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 08/10/2007 : 06:50:38

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Cavitating
 ...with a fawcet in the stern...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
This one?

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Cavitating
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Response Posted - 08/10/2007 : 09:01:18

I wish, but the one I have looks more like this:
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/PHHsbg/dental.gif

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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 08/10/2007 : 11:35:47

I like Dave's "Fawcet" better!

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 08/10/2007 : 12:12:28

That's a fawcet that turns YOU on!

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Steve Blackburn
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Response Posted - 08/10/2007 : 21:06:45

We don't have fawcets like that in Canada :-(

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