Hi, I'm about to have our sailboat hauled out for the
winter months and I'm not sure what to do with protecting the solars that sit on top of the
davits. The rest of the
boat will be enclosed by a
winter cover. I'm told to simply leave them exposed and allow the
batteries to stay charged. That's fine but what about the impact of snow building up on the
panels (The
boat is on the north shore of
Lake Ontario & I will be away for the winter months and can't clean the snow off). Does anyone have experience with leaving the panel exposed and the winter sun warns the
panels up enough to allow the snow to melt off during the day or should I hire someone to brush it off - hopefully without damaging the panels.. Any input would be appreciated