The running lights take a tremendous amount of power. So once I was clear of land, I stopped using them at night. I will use them again once I get close to shore on the other side. In any event, my batteries are rather unhappy again. I will send out this e-mail, but may not retrieve the mail that is waiting for me.
Water is the top priority.
I must save my batteries for making water. This would be drinking water only, until the batteries are back up to a healthy level. I have plenty of juice coming from my panels, but all this technology takes power. Oh well, I will be more careful.