Goal of this thread:
Show multiple photos of
solar panel installations on
boats (sail or power) along with some descriptive text to identify the type of
installation, location, effectiveness, and costs and benefits of the products chosen. This thread is intended to show or illustrate how
solar is being installed on a wide variety of
boats. Small or large or very large solar installations are encouraged to be shown.
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Please Provide:
Please provide multiple photos of your Solar Panel
installation on your
boat, if you have them. Please include a
photo that shows a profile view (or wide shot) of the
boat so that the installation can be seen to show the location and how the appearance of the boat is affected.
Please also include the following information in a reply (it is easy to simply insert your answers to the following questions if you first copy/paste the questions in your reply):
Type and model and size of boat.
Total Panel Output (How much power can be generated?)
Panel Size: How big are the panels? Individual? Total area required?
Age of Panels: When did you install the panels?
Panel Location: Where is the panel located and does it cause problems there? Does it cause problems with any other gear or while sailing? Does it cause windage problems? Has shading of the panels been a problem due to location of the panels and surrounding rigging or equipment?
Type and Brand of Panel: Who made the panel? What type of panel is it? Marine or Domestic (land) panel? Origin?
Total Cost: How much did it cost to build the system? How much was each panel?
Total Efficiency: Do you consider the installation efficient? Please any comments that may help another improve efficiency, based on your experience.
Damage? Has the installation been damaged by wind or corrosion or breakage?
What would you do differently next time? Tips? Different type of panel?
Any problems? Disappointments? Surprises? Disatisfaction? Issues? Weaknesses of gear or system?
How has adding the solar affected your sailing or cruising?
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Do you have more info about your installation on a blog?
If you have a blog post that shows more details of your installation, post a link to that post. But, please post some photos and answers here, not just a link.
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Why this thread?
There are many previous threads on CF that discuss various aspects of Solar
power on boats. But, most do not include any or many photos that illustrate how those panels are installed and how that may affect the panel efficiency or the ease of use of the boat. Or how the boat looks after installing a lot of
solar panels.
Here is a link to some of the many previous threads which discuss "Solar" on CF:
https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=011403...lar&gsc.page=1
My hope is that this thread will be populated by many photos (and text answering the questions up above) from many different boats.
I believe that "Pictures tell a story" and they can be informative and inspirational and helpful.
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