Solar panels
- MyPleasure
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- Joined: October 18th, 2022, 7:08 pm
- Vessel Info: 1992 Carver 36 aft cabin with Volvo 740b engines. Westerbeke 5kw generator. Bought the boat in Portland Oregon in June, and a friend and I brought it up to Sidney, BC. Great trip!
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Re: Solar panels
I mounted 2 190 watt Go Power solar panels on the aft deck hardtop using Alien tape and the rare earth magnets. We’ve had the boat out in some pretty serious winds and have not had one magnet come loose. I really liked the idea that I can remove the solar panels and there’s no holes or damage to the hardtop. I added a third 190 watt panel by using the magnets attached to the panel and the underside of the bridge canvas, again I haven’t had one magnet come loose. will be replacing the short bolts that I used on the hardtop panels with ones 3/4” longer this winter so that I can put spacers under the panels to get air under the panels to help cool them.
Al
1st Carver 1987 32 Aft Cabin
2nd Carver 1989 4207 Aft Cabin
3rd Carver 1995 350 Voyager
4th (current) 1992 36 Carver Aft Cabin
1st Carver 1987 32 Aft Cabin
2nd Carver 1989 4207 Aft Cabin
3rd Carver 1995 350 Voyager
4th (current) 1992 36 Carver Aft Cabin
- tonyiiiafl
- Admiral

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- Vessel Info: 1994 Carver 39 Cockpit Motor Yacht
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