Lithium Battery Integration into our boats

[dtfeld]

That was the really hard part in the past refits. Having to lay out everything in a diagram, then going over it with someone who knew what they were doing. In my case it was Peter Kennedy at PKYS.com. Given he's a Balmar and Victron dealer (amongst other things), he was able to recommend or shoot down some of my "bright" ideas. For instance, he nixed the larger Balmar alternators I had planned, convincing me that there wasn't enough cooling for them.

Adding LI to the boat is not a drop in and forget, despite what some advertising might claim.

Definitely not.

 

[techmitch]

Great thread!

 

[Ericinmich]

An remember that EVs have a traditional 12v battery for the safety critical systems, to me much like running the bilge and electronics, steering and propulsion in a boat. The reason I include propulsion on the list (vs EVs) is boats go places where getting home is more critical IMO.