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Marine electrical systems and boat off-grid setups.

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Anyone else running a Victron SmartSolar on a narrowboat with a Beta diesel alternator — charging conflicts?

by Debbie Evans · 4 months ago

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by Debbie Evans

Anyone else running LiFePO4 on a narrowboat? Curious about BMS behaviour at low temps

by Borders Solar · 4 months ago

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by Valley Nomad

Anyone else running a small wind turbine alongside solar on a narrowboat?

by Camper Rachel · 4 months ago

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4 months ago

by Crafty Grafter

Anyone else running lithium on a narrowboat? Struggling to sort my charging sources properly

by Dizzy83 · 4 months ago

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by Victron_Master

Anyone else running LiFePO4 on a narrowboat? Sharing my setup and looking for advice on shore power charging

by Callum Reid · 4 months ago

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by Wardy16

Alternator charging killing my leisure batteries — worth fitting a B2B charger on the boat?

by Neil Jackson · 4 months ago

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by Neil Jackson

Fitted a 200W solar panel on my narrowboat last weekend — a few questions about charge controllers

by Liam · 4 months ago

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4 months ago

by BigAl31

Anyone running lithium on a narrowboat? Tempted to ditch the AGMs

by Paddy78 · 4 months ago

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by Jack Hunt

Charging an EV from a narrowboat — has anyone actually made this work long-term?

by Burn Sophie · 4 months ago

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by Burn Sophie

Converted my narrowboat to lithium last month — here's what I've learned so far

by Daily Build · 4 months ago

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by John Baker

Swapped out the old split charge relay on my narrowboat for a Victron BatteryProtect — worth it?

by Boxer Convert · 4 months ago

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by Paddy Gibson

Fitting a second 100Ah lithium on a 26ft bilge keeler — worth the faff?

by Will Stevens · 5 months ago

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by Neil

Anyone else using their motorhome battery setup as a boat backup? Confused about marine compatibility

by ExTrucker73 · 5 months ago

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by Ducato Camper

Anyone else running lithium on a narrowboat? Struggling with BMS and alternator compatibility

by Brian Knight · 5 months ago

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by BlownFuse

Anyone else running lithium on a narrowboat? Thinking of ditching my AGMs

by Midge66 · 4 months ago

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by RKE_Builds

Narrowboat solar setup – struggling to keep batteries topped up through winter

by Pennine Dweller · 5 months ago

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by Master Adventure

Swapped my boat's 12v leisure setup for 24v — here's what caught me out

by Bay Pete · 5 months ago

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by Ducato Solar

Swapped my boat's starter battery for a LiFePO4 — anyone else done this and had grief with the alternator?

by Hazel Paddy · 5 months ago

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by Bomber

Fitting a 200Ah lithium bank on a 28ft narrowboat — wiring advice needed

by Gazza82 · 5 months ago

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by Midge55

Swapped out the old shore power setup on my 28ft narrowboat — anyone else gone full solar?

by RetiredNurse43 · 5 months ago

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by VictronPro

Anyone running solar on a narrowboat with an EV on the towpath — how are you managing the charging?

by Anne Oliver · 5 months ago

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by Panel Roger

Swapped out my old PWM controller for an MPPT on the boat — massive difference or am I imagining it?

by Owen · 5 months ago

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by Thommo40

Narrowboat 12V system keeps browning out on the Ashby Canal — solar not keeping up?

by Defender Wanderer · 5 months ago

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by Mel

Anyone running solar on a narrowboat with a trad stern — where on earth did you mount the panels?

by Pike Gazer · 5 months ago

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by Battery Mark

Swapped my boat's lead acid bank for lithium — here's what caught me out

by OffGridGuru · 5 months ago

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