Thanks, Stephen.  What year is your Rhodes?  My battery is forward of the head, under the starboard v-berth, so possibly an older model?  But I’ll bet I could make your system work somehow.  

Frank 

> On Apr 22, 2018, at 8:57 AM, Stephen Staum <snstaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a 14 watt I gat from Defender.  I believe the cost was about $120.
> The install was quite simple. I mounted on the starboard side  forward
> cabin top w 4 screws all sealed with 3M 4200. I took the cover plate off
> the light in the head & drilled a hole from below so the wire would come
> down inside the fixture & out of site.  The wire exits the fixture & is
> secured along the wall in the corner behind the head - almost invisible
> then goes into the galley cabinet to the far cabinet wall. I installed a
> simple spade cut off switch on the cabinet side wall to allow disconnect
> for winter then direct to the battery which is aft of the cooler.
> 
> The unit keeps the battery hot all season on the mooring. I have a 12V
> chiller which I run for a couple of hours daily on the weekend so the solar
> panel is excellent.
> 
> Call direct w any questions.
> 
> Stephen Staum
> s/v Carol Lee 2
> snstaum@ gmail.com
> 781-704-1037 - cell
> 
> On Sat, Apr 21, 2018 at 8:06 PM Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Susan, what kind of solar panels do you have, and were they hard to
>> install?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Frank
>> __________________
>> Frank Goldsmith
>> s/v Mary Bess
>> Lake Keowee, SC
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 21, 2018, at 12:35 PM, Susan Crane <scranevmd at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I do have two solar panels on the boat so that should help.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
>> Behalf Of
>>> Rick Lange
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2018 10:07 AM
>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Question about batteries
>>> 
>>> Susan,
>>> 
>>> Unlike your mobile devices, your boat battery will gradually fade.  A
>>> voltmeter will let you see how the battery is doing.  When the battery
>> can
>>> no longer hold 12v after charging from your motor, an auto tiller won't
>>> work.
>>> 
>>> The best way to long battery life is to trickle charge it when you aren't
>>> using the boat.  A solar charger is very convenient for this purpose.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Rick
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