Onboard Power

Post written by Marissa, - Updated

Interior

Inventory of electric systems on the interior

Exterior

Inventory of electric systems on the exterior

Breaker panel

main breaker panel in the sailboat
The main breaker panel.

List of 12V DC electrical systems

SystemCurrent (amps) @ 12VQtyModel #
House lights (dome)0.3 (each)10BA15d
House lights (reading)0.25 (each)8BA15S
House lights (fluorescent)
House lights (night)
Bilge pump (auto)191Rule superswitch / Rule 3700 Model 14A
Bilge pump (manual)
Refrigerator1Frigoboat Frigomatic Capri 50F
Fresh water pump101Shurflo 2088-414-934
Washdown pump121Flojet Model 4305-143
Shower sump pump2.61Whale Supersub 500
Instruments display
Compass
Binnacle light
Annometer (wind dex)
Knotlog
Depth sounder
Autohelm display
Autohelm driver
Chart plotter1Garmin 3010C GPSMAP
Radar dome
Radar display2Raytheon Pathfinder RL70
VHF radio2.0 - 6.3 (tx), 0.5 - 1.5 (rx)1ICOM IC-M127
Stereo system1Kenwood KMR-D772BT
USB recharging port
Diesel heater1.25 - 4.581Webasto Air Top 40 Evo - 0.05 to 0.13 gal/hr
Propane stove solenoid1Xintex P2BS-S01-D
Propane bilge sniffer
Navigation lights
Steaming light
Anchor light
Deck lights
Windlass1Lofrans Cayman 88
Diesel engine starter
Diesel engine stopper

List of 120V AC electrical systems

SystemCurrent (amps) @ 120VModel #
Battery charger30Statpower (Xintex) Truecharge 40
Water heaterTorrid MH-6 Gal
A/C outletsvariable
Galvanic Isolator-GI-30
Portable cabin heater13.2 (1500 Watts)West Marine Model 7867500

Power Generation

House Batteries: Dyno Batteries GC2B 4x 6v 235Ah = 470Ah @ 12V. Because we don’t charge to 100%, and we don’t want to discharge below 50%, only about 40% of this is usable - giving us 188Ah capacity between recharges.

Alternator: 70 Amps. We should be able to recharge our 188Ah by running the engine for about 2.5 hours.