How to mount your solar panels on your pushpit

[demonboy]

I got asked twice in the last week for a quick guide on how we mounted our solar panels from our pushpit. If anyone is looking for a similar solution, I've just published a quick photo-guide here: http://followtheboat.com/2015/05/01/how-to-mount-your-solar-panels-on-the-side-on-the-pushpit/

Hope it's of use to someone.

Cheers,

Jamie

 

[Trop Cher]

Many thanks.
It's something I'd thought about and may consider in the future.

 

[neil1967]

Jamie

Very useful. Roughly what is the size of the array on each side?

Neil

 

[sailaboutvic]

You can get brackets that bolts on to the S/S and you can adjusted the angle or have the type of brackets We use !see photo .

 

[neil1967]

Do you have any close-up photos of the mounting arrangements - that looks quite a good system

Neil

 

[Daydream believer]

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[demonboy]

Jamie

Very useful. Roughly what is the size of the array on each side?

Neil

Hi Neil,

196cm x 52cm x 6cm

Hope that helps.

 

[neil1967]

Hi Jamie, yes, useful thanks. I had been thinking of putting a large array on a frame at the stern, which would have necessitated a very sturdy frame and would have dominated the stern. I'm now more inclined to put a single large (250W) panel on a lighter weight frame at the stern, but supplement it with 2 x 100W panels, one down either side.

 

[Pete7]

These clamps were quite useful if a little expensive when we mounted our panel on the stern:

http://www.kayospruce.com/index.asp...ssories&InBox=Clamps&cct=&TypeSearch=&subcat=

 

[ghostlymoron]

Don't all these arrangements prevent access to a stern mounted boarding ladder? Or is your ladder on the side?

 

[sailaboutvic]

Pelissima

Has your PM requested more photo from the back of the boat , unless we in any big seas where there maybe a chance a wave will catch them we sail with them up without any problem ,

Hope it helps

 

[pelissima]

Thx Vic

 

[Pete7]

Don't all these arrangements prevent access to a stern mounted boarding ladder? Or is your ladder on the side?

No, my 80w panel is offset to the port quarter so allows access to the sugar scoop stern and dinghy.

 

[Paddydog`1]

Pelissima

Has your PM requested more photo from the back of the boat , unless we in any big seas where there maybe a chance a wave will catch them we sail with them up without any problem ,

Hope it helps

where did you get your brackets they look good