Bimini Solar Panels

Mounting solar panels on a bimini our vision realized.

Bimini solar panels.

We have designed two solar kits that will fit most bimini tops with 84 or 120 watts of solar power. Our total daily. As we always sail with our bimini up a bimini mounted solution seemed like a more sensible option for us. The solar panels installed in the video are for a soft bimini top onboard our powerboat makeover project which belongs to brian a manager at sailrite.

You ll need your solar panels to be as efficient as possible. Our eyelets do not rust they will remain impeccable. They give you easy secure mounts for a solar panel frame that won t draw attention to itself. 1046 x 1559 x 46mm.

Custom kits can be made using any of the six light weight solar panels manufactured by powerfilm. The bimini holds 4 panels of any brand that have the following dimensions. We designed our saddle type post and fork mounts with solar panels in mind. Here is a link to read more about their flexible solar panels.

Use grommets to install panels. You can use the eyelets that we provide on the panels for mounting solar panels on bimini. They are thin light and efficient. Solar panels don t like shade.

A downside of mounting the panels on the bimini rather than an arch would be the increased shading from the ship s rigging. Solbian solar panels are a unique product that fill a great niche for the marine market. You ll need solar panels that are efficient yet out of the way to improve windward performance. The saddle fittings bolt onto the top of the frame through the canvas of your bimini top or dodger.

Please call us for a quote or. We reinforced our bimini frame with a couple more stainless bars to strengthen it and installed two 100 watt flexible solar panels by go power out of victoria bc. Our solar charging kits are easy to install and deliver excellent 12 volt charging power to the boat s battery bank. In this photo a solbian cp 125 panel is being laid out on a used bimini.

For instance our freezer was able to keep gelato frozen and the refrigerator kept the beer chilled all through the long hot summer but at a cost of 100 amp hours a day. If you spend a large amount of time on board your energy consumption will be higher. They are also semi flexible making them quite versatile in mounting options. Brian s main goals for his solar panels were to have the panels be secure enough on the bimini that they wouldn t flap in the wind while at the same time being easily removable so the.

Mitigating power loss from shading.