ted_reshetiloff
Contributing Partner
I have just finished searching the archives to no avail on this question. I am going to be replacing the batteries on the E-38 I am purchasing and I am attempting to calculate the amp/hour consumption for the boat on a 24 hr period. Not sure if that sentence made sense but I am trying get an estimate of how much juice I will consume on average in a 24 hr period. I have added up the watt hours for cabin lights, running lights, anchor light, water pumps, bilge and shower pumps, stereo, auto pilot, and other electronics, then converted to amp hours. What I don't know is how often and for how long on average the refer will run on the E-38 assuming it is performing properly and conditions are average for our Chesapeake bay summers... I estimated it at 60 amp hours if it ran 50% of the day but I think it would probably be less. Adler Barbour says 4.5-5.5 amps when cycling, so 5 amps for 12 hours... Any actual experience here? Thoughts right now are for a 200amp hour AGM for the house bank with a 50 amp hour AGM for engine.
Thanks,
Ted Reshetiloff
Thanks,
Ted Reshetiloff