I'm real familiar with a Watts up meter, I use one on my Silent Submersion Scuba Scooter. I think you are doing something wrong, 4 AH, assuming for 8 hours is of course a current draw of only .5 amp. .5 amp at 12V is 6 watts. Now I can't find data for our machines (we have the same one) but for the ...

[quote="a64pilot" So I'm curious, do you have your boat yet? Yes, I've had the boat for a couple of years, it's an Island Packet 38. I've installed 750W of Solar above the davits, but have two more 250W panels I could fit over the Bimini if I have to . I've installed a Nexgen 3.5 generator and a 66...

These are probably questions that have been asked and answered already but I have a different need, let me explain. In a year my wife and I will Retire to a sailboat and begin cruising, I hope to eventually see the South Pacific. So we need if possible smaller machines (we both are using a CPAP, me ...

OK, thanks. Pretty much exactly what I thought. So if you have a 14V machine, then any neg ground 14V supply is fine, most RV's have a female 14V plug for TV's etc., automobiles of course, pretty much any motor vehicle. Seems like a machine that uses 14V DC might be something better to have than one...

I'm new here but have been lurking for awhile. My question is referencing power outages etc. I see plans of $300 and more for basically a homemade UPS, but unless I don't understand what is going on why can't I simply pull a deep cycle battery out of my boat or go to Walmart for one and while I'm th...