Markblox

And the wiring has been lashed in, very poor and no circuit id tags either. Looks like a hot place where they are located as heat rises.

Totally agree, I have 1.4 KWp of solar and the difference between June and December is a factor of 5. I heat water from excess solar for 4 of 5 months of the year but don't generate enough in the winter despite having the panels tilt at 45 degrees. I am getting an external regulator for the 175A alternator which should put a steady 130A into my 600Ah lithium battery so should only have to run the engine for an hour a day in the dead of winter for a whole days electrical use. Same concept with a large genny in an electric boat. Makes the diesel a LOT more efficient. I keep hearing the dummies out there saying "what's the point of electric if you got to run the penny to replace it" but if you only only have to run the genny for an hour after a half day silent cruise then that is brilliant. What isn't brilliant though is the price. Way too much but as they become more popular hopefully the price will reduce.

With a generator that big, you should be able to cruise for four hours and run the generator for one hour to get back to the original SOC, and that is before any solar gain. Sounds nice, all that silent cruising.