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Hi John, I agree with your comments about solar and wind for generating power. Finding real estate for solar on a monohull is particularly hard if you rule out lifelines as I do (for offshore boats I believe nothing should be attached to something as important and vulnerable as lifelines including jerry cans but especially kayaks etc.). A well done arch can work, but is pretty pricey and often leaves one tempted to then have (and use underway) davits with a dinghy hanging there, often with a motor attached. A wind generator can be loud, especially if it is doing its job, but then, many think a genset makes for a pretty poor neighbour. At least one chooses when to run the GS. Which returns me to: if you feel the need for a genset (big freezer or aircon at anchor), then forgo the passive power generation and its complications, put the weight in extra batteries and run the GS regularly and hard. Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy
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