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Solar Panel
« on: December 29, 2014, 08:13:20 AM »
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Re: Solar Panel
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2014, 02:20:46 PM »
Happy to hear that Santa was good to you!

I love the 55-watt panel that I installed back in 2013. It keeps my batteries fully charged and makes cruising a lot more worry free. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine.

Where do you plan to mount the panel?
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Re: Solar Panel
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2015, 05:14:13 PM »
Current (vaguely formed) plan is to put it over top of the bimini, on some kind of pipe framework.  I've been toying with the idea of a arch for several years, but am still not there, so I'll try this first.
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Re: Solar Panel
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2015, 07:57:01 AM »
I installed my first panel on a PVC pipe framework that I assembled with hose clamps and bolted to my bimini.  Worked well.  Then I had an arch fabricated at a machine shop in KY--powder coated aluminum.  I know you will appreciate the panel however you mount it.
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