Woodbinekeith
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Sep 1, 2009
- Messages
- 86
Just bought a boat and the seller thinks that the rectifier ($390 locally) is not charging. It has started/run fine on the hose and the tilt/trim is working fine. I'm wondering about using a solar panel to charge the battery rather than replace the water cooled rectifier.
A local dealer has a one watt, a two watt ($25) and a 2.4 Watt ($40) in stock that are rated for boats, RVs, etc. All have an overcharge protection with cables to hook directly to the battery. The 1 watt is a little smaller and designed to attach to a window, but it doesn't seem like much power..
Given a usual 2 or 3 tilt up/down while unloading plus a bit of trim on the water and not using any electronics, will any of these units be strong enough to top up a fully charged battery while out on the water for 6-8 hours. My main concern is that after lounging around out on the water with the motor not running all the time - I want to be able to start it to motor back to the dock. The boat will be back on land at the end of the day so the battery can be re-charged on 110v.
A local dealer has a one watt, a two watt ($25) and a 2.4 Watt ($40) in stock that are rated for boats, RVs, etc. All have an overcharge protection with cables to hook directly to the battery. The 1 watt is a little smaller and designed to attach to a window, but it doesn't seem like much power..
Given a usual 2 or 3 tilt up/down while unloading plus a bit of trim on the water and not using any electronics, will any of these units be strong enough to top up a fully charged battery while out on the water for 6-8 hours. My main concern is that after lounging around out on the water with the motor not running all the time - I want to be able to start it to motor back to the dock. The boat will be back on land at the end of the day so the battery can be re-charged on 110v.
