Hello all GL owners. It's great to have this forum and thanks a lot to all those contributors.
We have recently ordered the delivery of a new GL 39 Hybrid to Portoroz Slovenia, due early July 2024. We did consider the offer of a vessel which was almost complete, however some of the options did not suit us. One option the previous purchaser did agree was the factory fitting of a second LiPo battery, I'm presuming effectively giving double the cruising range, say 40 nautical miles.
I understand that a second battery can be retrofitted if at some point it's deemed advantageous, however we're tempted to bite the bullet and spec a second battery from the get go. I s'pose an issue is charging time when at port. Are users familiar with charging time of the LiPo batteries? Can I assume that on any typical day arriving and connecting power at a Mediterranean marina mid-afternoon, with drive batteries low, that both will be fully charged come say 9am the next day?
We have recently ordered the delivery of a new GL 39 Hybrid to Portoroz Slovenia, due early July 2024. We did consider the offer of a vessel which was almost complete, however some of the options did not suit us. One option the previous purchaser did agree was the factory fitting of a second LiPo battery, I'm presuming effectively giving double the cruising range, say 40 nautical miles.
I understand that a second battery can be retrofitted if at some point it's deemed advantageous, however we're tempted to bite the bullet and spec a second battery from the get go. I s'pose an issue is charging time when at port. Are users familiar with charging time of the LiPo batteries? Can I assume that on any typical day arriving and connecting power at a Mediterranean marina mid-afternoon, with drive batteries low, that both will be fully charged come say 9am the next day?