Bimini Solar Panel Mounts

As we always sail with our bimini up a bimini mounted solution seemed like a more sensible option for us.

Bimini solar panel mounts.

Custom kits can be made using any of the six light weight solar panels manufactured by powerfilm. Rails running fore and aft create the base and athwartship rails can augment the frame if needed. You can choose from a wide range of solar panels. Split style mounts can be mounted any where on a frame in the middle of a corner bend or even in the roof section.

The first thing you need to do is choose the right panels for mounting the solar panel on biminis. They give you easy secure mounts for a solar panel frame that won t draw attention to itself. 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. This creates a greater range of applications including the use of split side mounts for installing solar panels on dodger and bimini tops.

Three long years of r d have created our over the top solar dodger bimini mount system. Our total daily. 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. Our split side mount hardware can make mounting your solar panel above your bimini easy.

We have designed two solar kits that will fit most bimini tops with 84 or 120 watts of solar power. Solar panels don t like shade. Mitigating power loss from shading. We knew from the beginning that we were going to need a lot of power.

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. A downside of mounting the panels on the bimini rather than an arch would be the increased shading from the ship s rigging. They come in various sizes and you easily find the one that matches the biminis of your boat. Please call us for a quote or more details.

Solar dodger bimini mount over the top solar dodger bimini mounts. The saddle fittings bolt onto the top of the frame through the canvas of your bimini top or dodger.