What a mess – the house bank – 2003 Our sailboat came with a Mastervolt system on board – common to European boats-I understand they have not made much headway with the American public. They seem a good product – German – though somewhat costly when compared to the many alternatives. We run 550 amp…
I love this place – Despair.com – the posters and cards are called "demotivators" – it sums up my whole attitude toward offshore sailing….
Well – I almost burned the boat down today. Had the pentometer set too low on the new PV charge controller. The alternator dumped about 80 amps into the contr9oller, which divereted about half that to the resistance bank. Unfortunately, I had located the resistance bank in the wrong place – right under a battery. …