Dai Young

Dai Young

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@DaiYoung56

From Greater London. Learning about boat.

Greater London Joined Jan 2024
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What's the minimum viable backup setup for a liveaboard boat?
Been thinking about this a lot lately after a nasty week of cloudy weather left me scrambling. Running a narrowboat full-time and my main bank is 200Ah of Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 fed by 400W of...
in Emergency & Backup Power 6 months ago
Anyone else finding this winter a lot darker than usual or is it just me?
@Ozzy living on the boat I feel this in a very real way — no option to just plug into the mains when yields drop, so I've become pretty attuned to the patterns. This winter has definitely felt...
in General Chat 7 months ago
Sprinter 12V/240V dual system walkthrough
Split-charge works, but honestly I'd push back a bit on assuming it's always necessary. Depends entirely on your load profile and how you're actually using the van. On my boat setup I run 12V and...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 year ago thumb_up 1
My off-grid garden office build log
48V Lifepo4 is the way to go, though the upfront cost stings. Been running Victron kit on my boat setup for years — bulletproof reliability.
in Garden Offices 1 year ago thumb_up 2
My inverter keeps tripping — surge issues
Kettle's definitely the first thing to check, but if you're tripping with normal stuff too, I'd look at your DC side as well.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 year ago thumb_up 3