Running Solar Power Through the Windlass? E82
In this episode onboard our Leopard 45 Sailing Catamaran we take on the ambitious project of adding solar panels to our boat by ourselves. Having more would help keep our batteries full during the sunlight, which will probably enable us to run our air conditioner all night without stress.
Our friends on Sailing Dauntless told us that they lay portable solar panels on the trampoline after they drop their anchor, so we decided to give it a try.
Watch to find out how we did it, and to see the problems we solved.
Thank you to Sailing Dauntless for the idea and for the advice.
Thank you to Andre from Gulf Nautical in St. Petersburg for the consultation, and thank you to Herve in St. Martin for the consultation and for letting us know we weren’t crazy. If you need a marine electrician in St. Petersburg, FL or in St. Martin, send us a message and we’ll give you their contact information.
Lastly, our music in this episode is by Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia. Their new project is called Blood Brothers and it’s fantastic!
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We’re Jeff and Adrienne. We both grew up sailing, but took 20 years off while married to our exes. When we got together in 2007, we remembered how much we loved sailing. So, we took a week-long sailing class in 2013, bought a Leopard 48 sailing cat, and never looked back (except for when Hurricane Irma destroyed her but we immediately purchased a new Leopard 45). In Spring 2021, our plan is to leave our marina in St. Petersburg, FL, and begin making our way to the Bahamas, then to New England, and then south, arriving in Grenada sometime in June 2022. Maybe, in May 2023, we’ll make our way across the Atlantic Ocean and spend some time in the Mediterranean. And then go around the world. We’ll figure it out. And hopefully, you’ll join us along the way. Thanks for watching our videos. We hope you like them.
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