More batteries or more solar panels?

I am on the fence about whether to buy an extra 225ah of battery capacity or two 200w solar panels. They cost about the same. The solar panels will not age like the batteries. Is 450ah enough for what we are doing? If we run the big electrical loads during the day, I think it is. That would amount to about 460w of solar. We have the fridge pulling about 6a and the watermaker pulls about the same when we run it (maybe even a bit more). Then radar when we run it is a big draw, and the rest is just simple lights, the depth and gps, and battery chargers for cameras etc. We have a 100a alternator that probably actually puts in around 60a, the existing 60w of solar and the 400w wind gen, that really only is doing a fraction of that. I am leaning towards solar…

Sailing Silver Lining

This is the boat in 2011. We have come a long way from where we started. I guess this is as complete as she is likely to look while we are still in Bellingham just because the mast and gear will mostly have to come off for her truck ride south to San Diego. See you all in Mexico in a few months!!!