Bimini Solar Panel Mounts

Mitigating power loss from shading.

Bimini solar panel mounts.

This creates a greater range of applications including the use of split side mounts for installing solar panels on dodger and bimini tops. We knew from the beginning that we were going to need a lot of power. 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. A downside of mounting the panels on the bimini rather than an arch would be the increased shading from the ship s rigging.

Rails running fore and aft create the base and athwartship rails can augment the frame if needed. Solar dodger bimini mount over the top solar dodger bimini mounts. Solar panels don t like shade. 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 can choose from a wide range of solar panels. Mounting solar panels on a bimini our vision realized. Our total daily. This unique universal mounting takes advantage of the wasted space over the dodger and bimini for mounting large solar panels.

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. Custom kits can be made using any of the six light weight solar panels manufactured by powerfilm. Please call us for a quote or more details. As we always sail with our bimini up a bimini mounted solution seemed like a more sensible option for us.

Three long years of r d have created our over the top solar dodger bimini mount system. We have designed two solar kits that will fit most bimini tops with 84 or 120 watts of solar power. The saddle fittings bolt onto the top of the frame through the canvas of your bimini top or dodger. The first thing you need to do is choose the right panels for mounting the solar panel on biminis.

Our split side mount hardware can make mounting your solar panel above your bimini easy. Easy to install and quick to remove if needed.