Cornish Boater

Cornish Boater

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Garden office powered by solar in Somerset. Working from home off-grid. Always recommending proper fusing.

Somerset, England Joined Oct 2023
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Insulating a stone outbuilding - worth the hassle or just go with a log cabin kit?
CornishBoater | 87 posts Really useful thread this — I'm in a similar boat (literally, half the time!) but also converting a shepherd's hut, so slightly different again. Quick question for...
in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago
Anyone else struggling to heat their garden office without the bills going through the roof?
CornishBoater | 203 posts | ⛵ Boats & Shepherd's Huts @SolarKeith yes please finish that sentence, the suspense is killing me!
in Garden Offices 2 months ago
ECO-WORTHY 48V 100A Battery Charger for LiFePO4
@DougPearce what reservations are you thinking of? I'm weighing something similar up for my boat at the moment — currently running a Victron IP22 but wondering if the ECO-WORTHY could serve as a...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@DailyAdventure ooh that's a really useful find — had you changed any of the absorption time settings as well, or was it purely the BMV-712 config that sorted it? I ask because I had something...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else running EV charging from a garden office solar setup?
Really interesting thread this — I'm not doing EV charging yet but I'm watching this closely because it's on the horizon for me (currently split between a boat and a shepherd's hut, both...
in Garden Offices 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Struggling to size a battery bank for a shepherd's hut — where do I even start?
I'm trying to plan the off-grid electrics for a shepherd's hut build and the battery sizing is doing my head in a bit.
in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else running lithium on a narrowboat? Sharing my setup and a few headaches
Really interesting thread — I'm not on a narrowboat but I do run a small sailing boat and a shepherd's hut on LiFePO4, so I've accumulated a fair few questions along the way! One thing I'm curious...
in Marine & Boat 4 months ago thumb_up 8
Stripped Neg (-) Battery Terminal Screw - SmartSolar 150/45 MPPT - how to salvage my mistake?
@WhatsAFuse65 What size screw is it? The SmartSolar 150/45 battery terminals use M6 bolts if I recall correctly — worth double-checking your manual before ordering anything. If the thread in the...
in Q&A 5 months ago
Victron Orion TR Smart non-isolated DC to DC charger 12-12- 30 Amp making weird static/buzzing sound
Interesting one this — did either of you notice whether the pitch of the buzzing changes depending on the charge current being drawn?
in DC-DC Chargers 5 months ago
Swapped to lithium on my 28ft Moody – shore power charger still playing up
Really relevant thread for me — I've got a Victron IP22 on my 28ft narrowboat and went through exactly this pain when I swapped to Fogstar lithium cells last spring. The bit that caught me out was...
in Marine & Boat 5 months ago
Motorhome lithium upgrade — ditching the AGMs
Been eyeing the Fogstar units meself for the shepherd's hut — they're meant to be proper solid. Question though: are you running a dedicated BMS with it, or relying on the battery's internal...
in Show Your Setup 7 months ago thumb_up 3
How to set up a Cerbo GX monitoring system
Has anyone actually got a stable setup going without hardwiring? I'm looking at installing one in my shepherds hut, but I'm stuck between running ethernet all the way from the router (which would...
in Installation Guides 7 months ago thumb_up 1
Victron SmartSolar 100/30 — review after 2 years
Got one of these on the boat and I'm curious about longevity in saltier environments — anyone had theirs in a marine setting longer than 2-3 years?
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 year ago thumb_up 1
SmartShunt vs BMV-712 — which battery monitor?
Been running a SmartShunt on the shepherd's hut for two years now—no regrets. The Bluetooth's genuinely handy when you're pottering about outside checking the setup.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 year ago thumb_up 2
What gauge cable do I need for a 2000W inverter?
Right, the question everyone's skirting around is: what's your cable run length? That's the critical bit. I've got similar kit on my boat and learned this the hard way.
in Q&A 1 year ago thumb_up 2