We already had an almost new set of four Trojan deep cycle batteries fitted and
I found myself wondering if there was any real benefit in fitting solar panels to our boat. The reason I pondered this was because of a trip we made three years ago to Boston in Lincolnshire. We had decided to take three weeks holiday and a good long trip would probably be appreciated by the boat's engine and transmission. In fairness we had a really good trip and enjoyed it. The only fly in the ointment came when we stayed anywhere for more than one night. We found that we were having to run the boat's engine for several hours a day to 'top up' the leisure batteries. Our engine, although in excellent condition, is almost seventy years old. It is quite noisy, which made it somewhat irritating. Also of course, with the engine running we couldn't leave the boat unattended. Not ideal. I did a lot of research before finally making the decision to go ahead and install solar. We already had an almost new set of four Trojan deep cycle batteries fitted and I can'...