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slim
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Initially Posted - 05/16/2017 :  10:06:16  Show Profile
Hi Everyone

After over a year of work on my boat, Willow, I was finally able to put her in the water at Lake Mead and live aboard her for the past 2 months. I can hardly believe it but everything worked perfectly a planned. My solar ele never let my battery get below 85% and i never had to plug in once during the entire time. I had a great time except for putting a tear in my main sail that i am getting repaired now.

Slim
1978 - C25 - standard rig - Fixed keel #1040

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Response Posted - 05/16/2017 :  10:26:49  Show Profile
Fantastic! Congratulations! (You definitely have a solar advantage!)
Dave Bristle
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Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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Response Posted - 05/17/2017 :  03:52:04  Show Profile
Congrats...well done! Any pics/descriptions of how you mounted your solar panel?
Gerry Livingston, Malletts Bay, VT
"Great Escape" 1989 C-25 SR/WK #5972
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slim
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Response Posted - 05/17/2017 :  17:48:36  Show Profile
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Congrats...well done! Any pics/descriptions of how you mounted your solar panel?


Hi

I can hardly believe that i have not documented any of my solar panel installation but it was done at the last of my modifications shortly before i was to leave and i just did not get around to it. Really the installation is simple 2 - 1” X #8539;” aluminum strips to go across the solar panel on the back and 2 u bolts that go thru them and around a 1” tubing. The controller i mounted I/S with a adhesive once i had decided where i wanted it. No need to drill a bunch of holes and if you put it on with something that is not too much trouble to take off you can move it if you don't like the location. I will see if i cant get some photos of it to post soon.

Slim
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Davy J
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Response Posted - 05/18/2017 :  12:16:21  Show Profile
Not to highjack Slim's thread, but I installed a similar solar panel rig. Here was the thread on that:

http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=22843
Davy J


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glivs
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Response Posted - 05/18/2017 :  19:25:52  Show Profile
Nice all...thanks!
Gerry Livingston, Malletts Bay, VT
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slim
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Response Posted - 05/24/2017 :  13:36:51  Show Profile
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Hi Everyone

After over a year of work on my boat, Willow, I was finally able to put her in the water at Lake Mead and live aboard her for the past 2 months. I can hardly believe it but everything worked perfectly a planned. My solar ele never let my battery get below 85% and i never had to plug in once during the entire time. I had a great time except for putting a tear in my main sail that i am getting repaired now.

Slim






Just a note for those of you that are thinking about getting sailwork done. I did tear my main sail about 4 ft on the bottom batten pocket and did need to get it repaired. After some trouble finding a sail shop to do the work i ended up sending the sail to Quantum sails San Diego and want to say that they did a really great job on the repair along with exceptional speed on the in and out. I can recommend them wholeheartedly from my personal experience. A1

Slim
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