1) Understanding your energy needs is essential to determine how much solar you need. Start by making an "energy budget". List all your consumers and their daily usage. For example, if your LED lights use 1W per bulb and you have eight bulbs on for 5 hours a day, that would be 8 Watts for 5 hours or (8x5) 40 Wh (Watt hours). I like to use kWh to keep things consistent. 40 Wh = 0.040 kWh. It's a good idea to list what you're using while at anchor and another list of what you're using while underway (for instance, you don't use your autopilot at anchor). Remember to list everything: fridge, freezer, watermaker, autopilot, nav lights, chart plotters, etc. For example, here aboard Athena, with an electric galley, fridge, freezer, watermaker, two computers, etc, we use an average of 5.5 kWh per day. 2) To give you a quick estimate, use https://globalsolaratlas.info/ to find "Global horizontal irradiation" per day for your location. Take your daily energy consumption from step 1 and divide that by the number of solar hours. In the case of Athena, located in the Caribbean, that would be 5.5kWh per day / 5 sun hours = 1.1 kW solar array. Keep in mind that this is a theoretical number that does not take into account the shading or degradation of the panels over time. Let's add 30%. 1.1 x 1.3 = 1.43 kW. You can now divide that number by the panel's Nominal Power output. In the case of Athena, our panels are 400W SunPower panels. 1430W / 400W = 3.6 panels needed to cover our 5.5 kWh per day consumption. 3) Understand that the amount of solar you can install on a small sailboat is limited by the size of the boat and heavily influenced by shading and, of course, the boat's location. The size of the panels might also be defined by the height of your stanchions or the size of an existing solar arch. Figure out where you're able and willing to install panels. That will dictate the size and number of panels. 4) Use Victron Energy's MPPT Calculator to calculate what MPPT is ideally sized for your solar panels and expected output based on location. Based on our experience in the Caribbean, the estimate provided by the guide is reasonable. https://www.victronenergy.com/mppt-calculator. Remember that it's best practice to avoid combining panels with different specs on the same MPPT. #sailboat #sailboatproject #boatwork #saillife #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #saltlife #sailing #sailingadventure #travel ingcouple #livingonaboat #solar #sailboatsolar

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GlobeSailor hat für Sie eine maßgeschneiderte Kreuzfahrt zusammengestellt, um Griechenland und seine Inseln mit ihren charmantesten Ankerplätzen zu entdecken. Aktuell können Sie exklusiv von bis zu 25% Rabatt auf unsere Kreuzfahrt mit Halbpension an Bord eines Katamarans ab Athen profitieren! Hier finden Sie alle Details: https://www.globesailor.de/eine-woche-kabinenkreuzfahrt-die-sie-sich-immer-ertraumt-haben-cp132.html Um den Touristenströmen und dem starken Meltemi, der im Sommer in den Kykladen weht, zu entgehen, nimmt GlobeSailor Sie mit auf eine Entdeckungsreise durch den Saronischen Golf. Diese einwöchige Tour ist ideal, um dieses wunderbare Reiseziel zu erkunden und sich mit dem Segeln vertraut zu machen. Wer sind wir? GlobeSailor ist seit 2008 eine Agentur, die sich auf die Vermittlung von Yachtcharter und den Verkauf von Kabinen- und Themenkreuzfahrten spezialisiert hat. Dank unseres Netzwerks von 1.000 zertifizierten professionellen Vermietern in über 180 Reisezielen weltweit bieten wir über 15.000 Boote zum Chartern mit oder ohne Crew an: Segelboote, Katamarane, Yachten, Gulets, Motorboote... Besuchen Sie unsere Website, um Ihren nächsten Törn zu buchen 👉 https://www.globesailor.de

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The 2020 LEGO Stormtrooper Helmet (75276) is definitely my least favorite of the Star Wars helmet collection, but is still an enjoyable build! This speed build gives you an idea of build process, but check out my full review (link below) to learn more about the helmet. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLxNDGqAWNOTEr35RLyeYw?sub_confirmation=1 Check out my review of this set: https://youtu.be/f_otiTHnEU4

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A perfected blend of surfing and sailing. The Southerly 480 offers the perfect blend of true sailing and watersports enjoyment, with an optional fold-down bathing platform and a choice of versatile interior layouts. Learn more about the Southerly 480 here: https://southerly-yachts.com/southerly-48/ #SoutherlyYachts #WithoutLimits #Sailing #KiteSurfing #Yacht

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