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The owner of Nomad, a boat that has remained docked for one year, completes a successful engine start and departs the slip for the first time.0:51 The vessel moves from a yacht rigger’s yard to a marina, though the boat remains incomplete with no sails or running rigging installed.3:37 After anchoring in open water, the owner tests the feasibility of running a 12,000 BTU portable air conditioning unit off the boat's battery bank.4:37 With 112 watts of solar input, the inverter load climbs to 1,500 watts while the AC unit operates.5:47 The battery monitor indicates a remaining runtime of one day and seven hours under this load.6:08 The owner monitors the anchor position visually without the aid of a chart plotter.5:42

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