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Thanks for the feedback. I definitely planned to examine the manual for seeing if I can current-limit the inverter. And thanks for catching my cut'n'paste fail.

Hi all, I'm currently in the process of designing and building out my new power system on my 1966 Cal 36 sloop. I'm looking for any feedback y'all might have on how I may be "doing it wrong" with the following design, and am interested in discussing the approaches available. The legacy power...

Sure, one of those would work. I wanted a different aesthetic so I went with meranti lywood and acrylic. Thanks! Glad you like it!

So this is my first time building a lifepo4 pack. My application here is to replace a pair of 8D flooded lead acid batteries in my boat, and for some trailer camping as a test run of things. This pack is built with four 280Ah Basen EVE cells that I acquired from a local seller. The BMS is an...

Makes sense. And if I get to the point where my engine is in need of maintenance costs in excess of repowering, I'd totally look at that, too. Up here in the PNW, the weather is fickle. Some days have great wind (this weekend, I went out, 25 knots), some days it's pretty dead. Summer is a...

I look forward to reading how it goes! I'm personally not ready to give up the diesel inboard, but I am planning on doing my own FLA -> LiFePO4 conversion this year in my Cal 36. Probably a 12V / 280Ah build to replace the two 8D deep cycle batteries.

So thoughts... Having a 10kw motor means you're looking at a ~208 amp draw at 48 volts (10kw/48v = 208a). With that, you'd draw down a 200Ah 48V battery in about 45 minutes of operation, or about 65 minutes for the 280Ah pack. As a sailor, that feels really limiting in the case where you...