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You will love the solar. I recently installed 3 x 110W panels in series with a Victron MPPT charge controller on my canvas. The panel are secured with magnets so no alterations to the canvas are necessary although you have the benefit of mounting to the top of your aft deck.

I like the Victron controller, has Bluetooth capability to keep an eye on things

https://www.victronenergy.com/solar-cha ... -30-100-50

For your inverter, do you have option to hardwire to your AC panel? I did this and was pretty straight forward, Just isolate the circuits you want inverter capability with a separate bus bar for your neutrals.

darrenlife wrote:Qr Bbpost You will love the solar. I recently installed 3 x 110W panels in series with a Victron MPPT charge controller on my canvas. The panel are secured with magnets so no alterations to the canvas are necessary although you have the benefit of mounting to the top of your aft deck.

I like the Victron controller, has Bluetooth capability to keep an eye on things

https://www.victronenergy.com/solar-cha ... -30-100-50

For your inverter, do you have option to hardwire to your AC panel? I did this and was pretty straight forward, Just isolate the circuits you want inverter capability with a separate bus bar for your neutrals.

Playing catch-up here, our new to us recently obtained vesssel ('95 Carver 310 Santego) has only 2 batteries for starting and house total. No real room anywhere for more house batteries so this idea is of interest... is it possible to use solar panels as a source for an inverter?

If not, would they mitigate draw on a single battery used as house for things like electric head, salon/bridge lighting, radio and such.
Most everything we'd use otherwise would require AC - heater, coffee, electronics charging, and tv. Trying to find/rig safe place for portable gen/inverter for those items but would be handy to not have to worry about things like station wagon effect or in rough water genny getting tossed overboard.

No it will not work so yes the lone house battery does the work which gets charged via solar. There is always a way to add batteries which is what you need to do. Start a new thread with the title regarding house bank addition to a 310 Santiago and someone will chime in.

Midnightsun wrote:Qr Bbpost No it will not work so yes the lone house battery does the work which gets charged via solar. There is always a way to add batteries which is what you need to do. Start a new thread with the title regarding house bank addition to a 310 Santiago and someone will chime in.

Thanks for the reply!