Ah! Someone who might be able to lend some insight re battery use!I lived on a 50' sailboat for awhile. Sometimes less is more.
I'm keeping my eye out for a good condition Mac 26s.
At the risk of highjacking your thread, I would like to ask a question.
My wife and I plan to do some on-the-water camping during the cooler months, and she is a little concerned about battery capacity vis-a-vis using lights and running a small (1500 watt) space heater for a portion of the time (maybe 3-4 hours intermittently) just to keep things from being too frosty. This would be in temperatures above 40 degrees, and we are confident body warmth will suffice in the aft berth while sleeping. Single overnight initially.
Draw on the battery would include the running lights (LED), anchor light, and cabin light (both still old-school filament). It would be nice to have enough juice left to start the auxiliary motor (outboard), but that has a rope-start option which I have found works fine.
The question is, will one deep-cycle marine battery suffice, or should I install a second one to increase capacity? Another option would be to buy a portable power bank so that if we draw the battery down too far we can at least start the motor the next morning.
Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated!