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Living in harmony with water and nature on a houseboat trip without a license with Locaboat also means recharging your lithium marine batteries. Locaboat COO Florence Menguy reveals how to find peace of mind on board.
20 years ago nobody took their mobile phone or laptop with them on board. That has now changed. As a result, significantly more electricity is consumed on board than before. In order to meet these new requirements, Locaboat has equipped its entire fleet with the latest batteries, so-called AGM batteries. These discharge quickly, but can also be charged much faster than classic models. For this, however, the boat must be in motion for at least 4 to 5 hours a day. The ship's battery works on the same principle as a car battery. You also have the option of mooring at the quay overnight and recharging the battery there, as most ports have charging stations for electricity and water supplies. You can also find all information about this in the captain's handbook.
If you need electricity but don't want to continue driving just yet, you can simply leave the engine running. You'll also be on the safe side if you learn to control your own energy consumption on the boat and recognize the signs of a weak battery. For example, less bright lamps or weakening refrigerators and heaters indicate that the energy supply will soon be used up and the engine should be restarted. Of course, Locaboat has thought of everything here too: the circuit for the motor is separate from that for the electrical equipment, so that you can of course still drive when the power for the interior equipment has already been used up. Big breakdowns are almost never, because all boats are regularly maintained by our Locaboat team. You simply have to get to know your boat, then it will run.