Weekends away - Catamaran (electrically powered)

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Your ship:	35-45 ft catamaran with e-propulsion
Use:	Mainly weekend trips
Details:	All major basic onboard facilities

Your sailing profile

Weight and weight distribution are crucial factors when sailing a catamaran and Mastervolt has given considerable thought to this issue. For example, we offer you the chance to place the generator in one hull and the battery set in the other. With the MasterBus you are able to easily connect all components, with less cables, material and weight. Moreover, by fitting the Mastervolt GPX you combine the generator, battery charger and inverter in one compact device.

Your onboard consumers include:

DC consumers:
description	total x capacity x hour	daily consumption
E-propulsion	2 x 1500 Watt x 1 hour	= 3.00 kWh
Navigation and deck lighting	4 x 20 Watt x 8 hour	= 0.64 kWh
Navigation and communication equipment	5 x 40 Watt x 12 hour	= 2.40 kWh
Interior lighting	15 x 15 Watt x 4 hour	= 0.90 kWh
Water, shower, toilet and bilge pumps	3 x 150 Watt x 0.2 hour	= 0.03 kWh
Electric winches	3 x 1500 Watt x 0 hour	= 0 kWh
Refrigerator	1 x 80 Watt x 8 hour	= 0.64 kWh
Several small consumers	2 x 20 Watt x 4 hour	= 0.16 kWh

AC consumers:
Microwave/oven	1 x 2000 Watt x 0.2 hour	= 0.40 kWh
Audio system	1 x 250 Watt x 2 hour	= 0.50 kWh
TV	1 x 150 Watt x 1 hour	= 0.15 kWh
Espresso machine	1 x 1200 Watt x 0.2 hour	= 0.24 kWh
Laptop	1 x 30 Watt x 2 hour	= 0.06 kWh
Household appliances	4 x 200 Watt x 0.2 hour	= 0.16 kWh
Total DC and AC consumers		= 9.3 kWh

The Basics

You want to be able to power all AC and DC consumers at least 24 hours independent of shore power.
The maximum AC capacity is 2000 Watt for the microwave/oven; however, you will only use this for a relatively short period of time.
The decentralised MasterBus system separates the consumers forward, amidships and aft.
You require optimum ease of operation; centrally located.