SeaCabin
Well-known member
- Joined
- May 10, 2020
- Messages
- 67
- Fluid Motion Model
- R-23 (Outboard)
- Vessel Name
- Indigo
Regarding the query on adding batteries, Not sure what you’re trying to power but Installing those two batteries technically adds 2,520 watt hours to the system, of which less than 1/2 is actually useable. So let’s say they provide 1,000 watt hours useable, plus a lot of added weight in the stern, which R23’s don’t like.
You could add a 2,000 watt hour portable power bank which has lithium batteries, and simply plug it into the shore power outlet. It would provide at least 1,800 watt hours of useable power and weighs half as much.
This is what i did on my R23 and it works wonders while on the hook….runs the microwave, stove, coffee maker etc., with ease. I use the 12 volt out for power to the fridge.
Stows under the central table with the shore power cable running back through the cave.
This is my go to solution after experimenting with heavier, larger batteries and then a generator.
You could add a 2,000 watt hour portable power bank which has lithium batteries, and simply plug it into the shore power outlet. It would provide at least 1,800 watt hours of useable power and weighs half as much.
This is what i did on my R23 and it works wonders while on the hook….runs the microwave, stove, coffee maker etc., with ease. I use the 12 volt out for power to the fridge.
Stows under the central table with the shore power cable running back through the cave.
This is my go to solution after experimenting with heavier, larger batteries and then a generator.