Published Date 8/9/14 11:28 AM
Was asked to speck out basic solar for this boat. They don’t use a lot of electricity so a small set-up would help keep there battery’s topped up and healthy and they could add more latter if needed.
As it has so much free roof space might as well go for framed panels as they are cheaper. Would need to check the panel size and space around the mushroom vents and find a way to get the cable into the boat to the battery box.
Depending on the cable run, for a short run to the battery’s I would recommend this basic simple 12v set
http://www.bimblesolar.com/offgrid/12v/12v-165w-20amppt
For longer cable runs this one might be better.
http://www.bimblesolar.com/offgrid/24v/24v-165w-10amppt
The advantage of 24v is less voltage drop from long cables the disadvantage is complexity, you are mixing 12v and 24v so could be messy if fixing things with out experience.
You would need to make some custom cables and connectors and secure the run from the panel to the battery box. http://www.bimblesolar.com/extras/6mmcable this cable will allow you to add more panels with out re-wiring.