Hi
I've had my cc for about 5 years now, and to date all power has been small battery driven - from camping torches, to hand held GPS etc. I've never bothered with a depth sounder (if I touch, up comes the board.......), or wind speed indicators (the more it blows, the more I reef..........) or log (handheld gps tells me that if I'm interested.......).
However, I am tempted to install something as I'm may do more night sailing and maybe a tiller pilot. So, my question to the group that has 'prower' relates to how have you all installed it.
One way is a 'standard' battery with a connection for shore based charging. Another is one of these 'portable' type batetries that you charge at home, carry on board, and should cope with a few days of limited power requirements. I still won't get all the stuff above, so the requirements would be only for navigation lights, internal reading lights and maybe an autopilot.
If I do get a tiller pilot, which one would you guys recommend?
Cheers,
David