"Probably" any solar array will need a regulator to prevent overcharging batteries. I checked my first one on The Old Cat with a good digital multimeter, and when it held steady well above the optimum 13.6 volts (sometimes nearly 15.0) I knew I needed one. Check your battery/ies when you haven't used them in a while and your array is in full sun. Then you'll know. No, my e-mail address is not salacious, it just refers to my last sailboat, "The Old Cat." Check her out at <http://www.unicorn- systems.com/theoldcat.htm> ...
Thanks for the info. Joe Seafrog M-17 ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R. Butler" <theoldcat@cox.net> To: "Montgomery Boats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 11:32 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Need a regulator?
"Probably" any solar array will need a regulator to prevent overcharging batteries. I checked my first one on The Old Cat with a good digital multimeter, and when it held steady well above the optimum 13.6 volts (sometimes nearly 15.0) I knew I needed one. Check your battery/ies when you haven't used them in a while and your array is in full sun. Then you'll know.
No, my e-mail address is not salacious, it just refers to my last sailboat, "The Old Cat." Check her out at <http://www.unicorn- systems.com/theoldcat.htm> ...
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I finally got my boat in the water today. This summer has just been too busy. The day was one misadventure after another, but we finally got a bit of sailing in. It was blustery, a bit more than I like especially for the first time out this year in my own boat. You really had to want to sail badly to go out today. It blew all day at 25 - 30 with gusts to the upper 30s. It even blew our ladder over backwards when we were rigging the boat prior to launch! The old Pacific wasn't very peaceful so we stayed in the river with only a storm jib and double reefed main. Even the river threw some steep 3 foot waves in groups that were only 1/2 a boat length between crests. Rodeo sailing, but you have to hang on for more than 8 seconds. We didn't break anything or lose anything permanently (we did need a MOB drill for a fender that jumped ship). The boat is safely in a slip for the next month or two so I hope to get a number of sailing days in before the winter storms take all the fun away. It's great to finally join the rest of you on the water. Mark and Roberta Dvorscak M23 Faith
Congrats on the adventure.? our first day we were very tentative and only used the main. We are going to Race Pilgrim today I'll let you know how it goes. At your service Larry Pegg Pilgrim M-17 # 55 -----Original Message----- From: Roberta Dvorscak <edarts93@earthlink.net> To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 12:27 am Subject: M_Boats: Finally sailing!! I finally got my boat in the water today. This summer has just been too busy. The day was one misadventure after another, but we finally got a bit of sailing in. It was blustery, a bit more than I like especially for the first time out this year in my own boat. You really had to want to sail badly to go out today. It blew all day at 25 - 30 with gusts to the upper 30s. It even blew our ladder over backwards when we were rigging the boat prior to launch! The old Pacific wasn't very peaceful so we stayed in the river with only a storm jib and double reefed main. Even the river threw some steep 3 foot waves in groups that were only 1/2 a boat length between crests. Rodeo sailing, but you have to hang on for more than 8 seconds. We didn't break anything or lose anything permanently (we did need a MOB drill for a fender that jumped ship). The boat is safely in a slip for the next month or two so I hope to get a number of sailing days in before the winter storms take all the fun away. It's great to finally join the rest of you on the water. Mark and Roberta Dvorscak M23 Faith _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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Roberta Dvorscak