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We gave our Highfield dinghy a solar roof and a lithium battery. The BougeRV 200W N-Type Solar Bimini Top has its solar cells built right into the canvas, it went onto our Highfield RIB with the same fit as the old bimini and no modifications, and it folds down in front of the outboard like an accordion. Then the old lead-acid starting battery came out, a Redodo 12.8V 100Ah LiFePO4 went in, and we asked the big question: can a lithium battery really start a 60 HP outboard?
WHAT WE FOUND
• Fit: same fit as our old bimini, no modifications
• Stowed: folds flat in front of the engine, clear of the dinghy davit
• Setup: two straps, two clips, ready to go; down again just as fast
• Crank test: the Redodo 100Ah Ultra-Mini started our Suzuki 60 HP three times, effortlessly (after filming we swapped in Redodo's 100Ah dual-purpose battery)
• Next episode: the Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/20 goes in and we measure what the bimini really puts into the battery on a sunny day
CHAPTERS
0:00 Can lithium start our 60 HP outboard?
0:31 Unboxing the BougeRV 200W N-Type Solar Bimini Top
2:57 200W of solar built into the fabric
3:44 How the solar bimini will charge the battery
4:01 Lithium vs lead-acid: why we switched the dinghy
4:58 Redodo 100Ah: one battery for starting and running gear
6:36 Fitting the solar bimini frame
8:42 On the dinghy: same fit, no modifications
9:48 Out with lead-acid, in with lithium
11:13 The crank test: lithium vs a 60 HP Suzuki
12:12 How it stows in front of the engine
12:30 Set up in seconds
13:11 Folding it down like an accordion
13:29 What's next: the solar output test
13:55 Swim break with Ricci
GEAR IN THIS EPISODE
BougeRV 200W N-Type Solar Bimini Top · Redodo 12.8V 100Ah Ultra-Mini LiFePO4 (Group 22NF, Bluetooth) · Redodo 12V 100Ah Dual Purpose LiFePO4 · Highfield Sport 390 · Suzuki DF60A · Next: Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/20
BougeRV and Redodo sent this gear for test and review; the tests and opinions are mine.
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