Tim turned up from Onboard Solar to fit our panels as arranged and it drizzled all morning – poor chap.
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A very professional job – all panels placed on deck and aligned, holes drilled, marine sealant applied …
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This is a 400 Watt array with the MPPT controller – all very neat:
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Unfortunately, this was the weather! Typical. Not good for Tim and not good for a demo of what the panels can do either. Still it had put 20 Ah’s back into the batteries, which was nice.
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Still, the rain did stop and they look cool and fairly discreet too.
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Time to return to Trent Bridge – a bit easier mooring.