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Mr Abbott as class bad boy : Comments
By Don Aitkin, published 3/3/2017In fact, I think that Mr Abbott’s speech and its content deserve much closer reading.
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There are some almost silent units built for yachts as small as 45Ft, which are felt by their vibration, but not heard in the cabin if you want real quiet power. These are expensive of course.
When I lived on the yacht, [for 12 years] I had 12 volt lighting from a large deep cycle heavy duty car type battery bank, gas stove & fridge, with a main engine driven freezer. 2 hours of main engine every second day, [only 12 horse power actually], would keep the very carefully insulated built in freezer down, & charge the batteries, & 3 hours of small Honda generator on alternate days put more into the batteries.
Many of the luxuries like the electronic organ actually run on 6, 9 or 12 volts, so could be run from the 12volt system quite happily with adaption. You still need a full 240 volt system if only because domestic appliances built for this system are orders of magnitude cheaper than special stuff.
It is always a hassle, & either time consuming or expensive, maintaining a home power system, & some are almost a full time job.
My brother in law until recently commuted to Sydney from his off grid Upper Colo property. He assures me the best thing he ever did was take a big pay cut to move to Wyong, & get connected to the power grid. He never wants to see a battery again as long as he lives.