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Steve
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Initially Posted - 11/21/2001 :  15:40:13  Show Profile
Hello everyone,

I am going to participate in a Christmas Boat parade this year, and I have a question on the electrical requirements. I would have lights up the forestay, backstay & along the sides, about 8-9 strands I guess. The parade would last ab
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Sam Nelson
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Response Posted - 11/21/2001 :  19:47:43  Show Profile
Hi Steve,
Assuming your batteries are in good shape, you certainly have ample power for what you describe. This is a basic assumption, everything below depends on it.

Take a look at the light strings, listed somewhere should be the amount of watts the
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 11/21/2001 :  22:00:33  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
Rent a Honda Gen 1000 from a rental yard. I have one and it fits right between the cockpit seats. Renting one would be one heck of a lot cheaper than an inverter.
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Steve
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Response Posted - 11/22/2001 :  09:51:57  Show Profile
I tried to rent a generator last year, but could'nt find one available. Either they had been snatched up already, or the rental owners figured they were going to be out over salt water & were not interested in renting them. Anyhoo, I bought a 400 watt i
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John G-
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Response Posted - 11/22/2001 :  13:11:03  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2>Steve – You might want to checkout some 12 volt “rope” lights. If you have a theatrical lighting supply house nearby call them but a home lighting supply house may be able to help you. The advantages are, they are 1
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