@Fogstar_Guy not a narrowboat here but running a Drift in my cabin so same ballpark really. One thing worth keeping an eye on — the BMS can occasionally trip if your alternator throws a voltage...
Something I noticed on my cabin setup — the Victron app's "panel power" figure is calculated from voltage × current at that moment, but it's never going to match the panel's rated output...
@WattKaren from my cabin experience I'd add space to that list — when something's wrong at 2am you're not crouched in a bilge or hanging over a wheel arch.
Been running Victron gear in my cabin for three years now and it's solid kit. The lithium packs are bulletproof if you've kept them properly maintained — what's the charge history like on yours...
Yeah, I'd say skip the hub entirely if you're tight on power. Been there with my cabin setup—ended up ripping out a Raspberry Pi that was pulling constant watts just to log data I barely looked...
Honestly, the startup surge is a pain but not necessarily a dealbreaker if you're clever about it. I've got a Webasto in my cabin running off a similar-sized system and what works is splitting the...
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