NiagaraChillin wrote:
Paul and Lou, I do plan on adding the 2nd battery, but it will prob be next year. Until then I will use this as insurance, so far I have used it multiple times while working on the boat in the driveway instead of lugging extension cords out, and I have to say this thing is a beast, used it on Sunday for 4 hours straight, powering a oil extractor pump, drill with wire wheel, the built in air pump to blow some stuff out of hard to reach corners, and had my cell phone charging on it. All in all, I used 25% of its charge.
Plus, we camp alot and it has enough power to run a coffee pot in the woods (BONUS) and I can charge it off my truck battery.
The extras, go with out saying with the pack!! I just would not (and that me!) go out with out the dual battery setup. We do over night trips and long day trips. I do have a 1800w inverter on board to run the microwave if needed. I try to keep everthing that I buy for the boat to run on 12V. The inverter will use about 10% more than what you are powering.
I am bad, but!! And a little nutty. I would use the boats shore power, plug it in and top off the batteries when in the driveway. Than plug anything I needed into the boat, 12v or 120V. The on board charger will float the batteries when fully charged.