Mounting Solar Panels To Bimini Top

So it was decided to put some solar panels onboard bloom in order to keep our batteries topped up or at least close to it.

Mounting solar panels to bimini top.

My canvas maker richard hallett of hallett canvas sails decided on velcro for the fastening of the panel to the bimini. There were two things i liked best about the king solar panels besides the incredible price. They give you easy secure mounts for a solar panel frame that won t draw attention to itself. We bought four of the 100 watt panels and two of the 50 watts.

The saddle fittings bolt onto the top of the frame through the canvas of your bimini top or dodger. The long sides of the panels are zipped and velcro d in place and the short sides are attached with velcro only. The frames for the solar panels are designed to blend into the bimini top while providing reinforcement for the top itself. I sailed on a 42 foot boat that had large solbian semi flexible solar panels mounted directly to the cloth top of the bimini with a flush mount on the cloth and it looked smooth from the side nice non obtrusive and simple.

Position the flexible solar panel on the bimini or dodger and attach a mating set of magnets on the underside of the canvas. In this photo a solbian cp 125 panel is being laid out on a used bimini. We used the services of massimo the local canvas guy to attach the panels to the bimini and he did a first class job. Use the hook and loop to attach solar panels 3.

The 120 watt panel they offer was actually a bit too long to fit our bimini while the dimensions on the 100 watt fit our top exactly. This would also dictate what type of panels we would get. Store the panel under a bunk when not in use. We designed our saddle type post and fork mounts with solar panels in mind.

Magnetic solar panel mounting kit small panels. Choose the solar panels 2. The first decision was where the panels would go. Here we are going to show you easy ways of installing our solar panel on biminis.

Attaching the panels to the bimini. To accomplish this brian created reinforced frames on the bimini top for the solar panels to lock into via loxx pull it up fasteners. Because the entire panel weighs just under 5 pounds direct mounting to most soft bimini tops makes this a very neat and tidy fitment. I was greatly impressed.

Use grommets to install panels 5. The photo up top does appear like a jungle gym of extra pipes and clamps and on an any moderate sized boat 36 feet especially those with.