Single battery fail or Canada here I come, eh?

[youp50]

Several weekends ago my nephew was on Lake Superior  A young fellow with limited experience.  After fishing for several days, he was counting on a 5 watt solar panel to keep the battery charged. Power divided by voltage is about 0.42 amps, not much of a charger.  Two stroke Evinrude kicker, no charge there.  Breeze picks up out of the south, he pulls lines.  Not sure how or why the kicker was shut down.  A quick pull on the recoil and out comes the rope.  A bit more experience and he would have been glad it was an OMC for the ability to knot the rope and use the flywheel to start it.  VHF radio transmits but low volts no reception.  Coasties, sheriffs, an Uncle or two, plenty of onlookers awaited him as he returned to port.  Some how it was revealed to him there was a way to start his kicker.

 

No, I was not the Uncle in attendance.  No, I do not choose to go on Superior with one battery.  Yes, I do wish we had kings like you do.