PowerMax chargers are solid chargers at an affordable “non-marine\” price. When I recently had a problem with ours, their customer service blew me away!
Boat Batteries
& Charging Them
& Charging Them
Having enough power on a boat is a combination of battery choice, monitoring, maintenance and charging.
Learn how not to have any amp-ogres aboard!
🎧Are Lithium Batteries the Better Choice?
Lithium batteries for your boat aren’t cheap, but are they the better choice? Why we chose lithium and how we like them.
Lithium Boat Batteries
Lithium batteries are a big upgrade on any boat. Are they worth the price? What advantages do they offer? Review and comparison to lead-acid batteries.
🎧Monitoring Batteries
Knowing the amps in and out of your batteries is the first step to having plenty of power aboard. Installing a battery monitor is a fairly simple DIY project.
🎧The Power Equation
Listen in for our 4-step approach to having sufficient power for the things we want on our boat.
🎧Is It the Refrigerator — or Bad Batteries?
Your refrigerator isn’t cooling and you’ve checked everything you can on it. Don’t give up — there’s another possibility!
More From Your Solar Panels
We live over 90% on solar power and did on our previous boat, too. It’s fairly easy on nice days in the middle of summer, but we do okay even on partially cloudy short winter days with just a little extra effort.
Upgrading Lead-Acid Batteries
How to get the most amp-hours in a bank of lead-acid batteries for a boat or RV. Two myths busted and other important information.
How Much Solar Power Do You Need?
Why it’s impossible for a solar power estimator to tell you precisely how much solar power you need. 14 things that may be different in the real world.
Solar Upgrade
We did a major upgrade on our solar charging and we now live almost totally on solar power. Here’s what we did (mostly DIY) and the cost.