Good idea. But I'd lose the dart.

Yes for that size boat this makes a lot of sense And you can take the power system home to serve other duties.

I'm pretty sure it was legit.

Thanks Justin. I just spaced, I don't use a script. I think this was the 30 amp sized one.

Yep that's it. Thanks. I could only remember that it was the one with the amp number in it. Now you know I don't work from a script.

You don't have an AC hookup to just plug into the Bluetti ? Or just leave a small portable solar panel strapped down to the deck, connected to the solar input of the bluetti. Make sure that the bluetti properly handles restarting charging in the morning when the sun comes up though (some older models don't). You should be able to generate enough energy to overcome the losses. One or two 75W panels should do the job. There are very, very cheap discrete solutions that can be slapped together with a solar panel or charger. e.g. like a 20Ah LifePO4 12V battery ($60) + Victron 12V 5A blue-smart battery charger ($85). = $145 total. Or pair that battery ($60) with a small 75W solar panel ($60) and a Victron 75/15 smart solar charge controller ($70) = $190 total. (not including minor additional cabling that may be needed) (Again making sure that the panel is sufficient to maintain the battery in the face of the bilge runs. Having an AC charging source from the dock would be the most reliable since solar in inclement weather might not produce enough to keep the battery up). (if buying Victron gear always buy the 'smart' version that has bluetooth built-in, BTW. And determine how much energy is actually needed, a little 20Ah / 20A battery might not be sufficient). -Matt

@@junkerzn7312 It's a solvable problem, but it's one I didn't expect. If you plug an ordinary battery into a bilge pump, the battery will hold charge for months. For that matter, my Bluetti will hold charge for months if it's turned off. But its internal circuitry draws 20W or so, if the DC is on. I have an AC charger for the Bluetti, and as I was in a slip I could plug into the shore power pedestal. I also have a 100W folding solar panel, but I've not gotten around to soldering on the right connector for it, yet.

Most everything is sine wave nowadays. This says it is. I don't see why it wouldn't be but I didn't drop my scope on it to verify personally.

Hi Scott. Microwaves use a bunch of power for a short period. It's surprising how little power it takes to heat up a plate of food. I guess I don't really think of that spare battery idea much. I guess it comes down to my bias for a built in system. 2000wh is about as much as I'd like to carry around. Beyond that I'd prefer a component system with better charging for the batteries. I really wish we had this one in the US for our next RV trip. It seems the right size for us. I'm even considering getting another one for the camper.

@@EmilyAndClark I am leaning toward the 80's hi-fi installation for a permanent installation on the boat. We live in a reasonably rural area that is subject to power instability when there is weather instability. This is where the extra battery option would come in handy, Simple, easy, a little extra ass. EcoFlow Ultra is great if one has an extra ~$5K but that's not always optimal...

I'm going to point out that you can always just take a 12V LiFePO4 battery and plug it into the "solar input" of almost any power station to increase the capacity of the power station. The power station will generally limit its draw to 8A (since it thinks it is a car adapter), but the power station can charge from it while simultaneously draining its own battery so this usually does not present much of an issue. Using the USB-C PD input on a power station to maintain its smaller battery from a larger source also works well. Often works even better than using the solar input. You do still have to have a way to recharge the external source, however. Branded, proprietary battery expansions such as those provided by EcoFlow are *EXTREMELY* expensive boat anchors and should be avoided.

First the 200 is probably too long once deployed for foredeck use but it's 100w little brother might serve For that kind of job there are two ways to go. Folding like this or flat. I like that on Temptress the flat flexies store under my couch cushions making them take virtually 0 space. A folding would take up some space but what I see as a manageable amount I of course haven't done any long term testing but I'd say these should hold up as well as anything not glass and aluminum. And I think the physical protection from making them a bit rigid should really extend their life. I have no opinion on how that front transparent layer will stay clear.

How about a pair of 100-watt panels, one port, one starboard?

Whatever fits.

2kw minimum

@@EmilyAndClark Thanks. Is there a maximum?

Nope you can plug it into a nuclear plant if you like.

@@EmilyAndClark 🤣 Thanks

I'll have to check. But you can just check the ad in the link. I'm sure they would say there.

@EmilyAndClark thanks I checked and it does say for 110v only so it would need to have a power supply if required to charge from 240v.

The internal battery pack on these larger power stations are almost always 16s (51.2V nominal LiFePO4). 40Ah @ 51.2V, for example, to make 2000Wh. They are not 12V batteries internally so just using amp-hours alone is meaningless. Watt-hours is what matters. Nearly all of these 2000Wh power stations are cookie-cuttered out from just one or two Chinese OEMs and then just rebranded or reboxed. The AC output is typically fairly beefy and should have no trouble maintaining 2000W until the battery runs out. For a 2000Wh power station running at 2000W, it would last around 1 hour of course. Maybe slightly less. Nearly all power stations, and certainly all power stations of this size, have pure sine wave AC outputs. The AC is not quiet though. Its a decent sine wave but not suitable for, say, a HAM gear. The biggest problem with any power station is the lack of serviceability. When something breaks, you are dead in the water. That is why power stations are generally a poor solution for a boat. But smaller power stations like e.g. an EcoFlow River 2 (256Wh / 300W AC) or the River 2 Max (512Wh / 500W AC) can be really useful.

@@junkerzn7312 Thanks for your reply. It didn't occur to me that the battery would be a different cell count. I agree with you about the usefulness of all in one units like this. Makes a person a lot more vulnerable, especially considering the cost. They are certainly mobile but at a considerable trade off.

Thanks junkersen. Couldn't have said it better myself.

That's a really big unit. At that size it's far from portable. I think I'd strongly lean to an installed system if you wanted something that big on a boat. We actually don't pursue review devices. It usually starts with someone like you suggesting our channel to the manufacturer who contacts us with the offer of a test unit.