1990 Canadian Sailcraft CS34 Shoal Draft
Sail #8268

1982 Catalina 22 Fin Keel
Sail #10506

1994 MUMM 36 ACE
Sail # 29206

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

12V TV

The new boat comes with an amplified mast mounted TV antenna.

Adding a TV was not in scope for this year, but the Rigging Shoppe had a display model on sale for $300 off.

It is a 22" Majestic 12v flat panel with a built in ATSC tuner and DVD player. 

http://www.majesticausonline.com/product.php?id_product=101

Tried it out at home and the picture quality was pretty good.

The unit draws 1.6A@12v.  Not bad considering I have seen inverters use between 8 and 10 amps to power a 60watt AC device.  So watch a 2 hour movie at anchor and use 3.2AH vs 40 AH of power (or 1.6% vs 20% of a 200AH house bank).
Will be good to watch local weather reports and/or local news programs when cruising, or watch a DVD if the weather is terrible.

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