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Doryman
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| Grumpy wrote: | | Note also that EU is 220-240V and all our boats are 120V |
What would be required to connect to 220?
Would trailering from the UK to Scandinavian countries and boating in the fjords be a reasonable thing to do? (i.e., not have to be crazy like HunkyDory Jay?  )
Warren
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Sea Wolf
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| Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:50 am Post subject: |
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| Doryman wrote: | | Grumpy wrote: | | Note also that EU is 220-240V and all our boats are 120V |
What would be required to connect to 220?
I think you'd need a fairly large step-down transformer to be able to use everything on board, but a small 120 vac generator, like a Honda or Yamaha 1000 or 2000, would be a lot easier, if they'd allow you to run it on the docks. You could get by w/o a lot of electricity, really, IMHO.
Would trailering from the UK to Scandinavian countries and boating in the fjords be a reasonable thing to do? (i.e., not have to be crazy like HunkyDory Jay? )
You'd have to ferry the boat across the North Sea to get to Scandinavia, or at least cross the English Channel to Belgium or France. Once on the Continent, your cruising plans could take you progressively around the edges of the Baltic Sea from France, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, the three small countries of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, and then on to Finland, Sweden and to Norway. I'm wondering how compatible a 20 some foot boat would be with the ocean conditions found there, however. IMHO, the rivers and canals of Western, Central, and Southern Europe and the Mediterranean would be more suitable for a small boat. So much to see,so little time!
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Grumpy
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El and Bill
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We've been discussing this before - NOW let's do it!
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El and Bill
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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1. OK - too expensive to ship over and back
2. OK - too complex (and expensive) to buy over there.
3. OK - all the Brats who have experience over there say it's great on the canal boats.
SO - LET'S DO IT !
Enuf talk - I'll check out England .
Who volunteers to check out France?
.... Netherlands?
.... Scotland?
.....Ireland?
.....Germany?
Anywhere else? |
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ghone
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| Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| Good morning El and Bill. Let's go to England! 10 day canal cruise. Next year Holland. We're in. George and Carolyn Thanks for researching! |
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