GREENTUB
Free Member
We have recently retired from sail boat cruising after 15 plus years of 'bouncing' around the Atlantic and Med and have ordered an Autocruise Augusta for an inland challenge. When it comes to life aboard it seems to me that a motorhome and a cruising sailboat are much the same thing with many of the same issues. Reading this site to suck up motorhome related information I can't help but note the number of problems people seem to have with 12v electrics. The best £90 I spent on the yacht was a 'NASA Battery Monitoring' instrument. It is a simple DIY fit and the instrument comes with 5 mtrs of cable and a 100 amp shunt. It constantly monitors current draw i.e whenever you switch on an appliance it incrementally shows the increased current draw. Moreover, it gives a % readout of remaining battery capacity, voltage and time required to recharge. If you are interested just visit any marine chandlery website for detailed information and pictures. I hope this is of help especially to those with a disinterested grasp of Ohms law. Cheers