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bshillam



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:16 pm    Post subject: Solar install, mounts? Reply with quote

Looking to add two if not three solar panels. I'd prefer to mount them to the hand rails, what brackets did you use to do so?
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Marco Flamingo



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 12:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was just looking at rail mount clamps on Amazon and found hundreds of varieties, some for motorcycle handlebars and other uses which would work just fine on a boat. Seadog makes a nice one for boats that could allow the panel to be adjustable on one axis.

All would come with the caveat that using them on a handrail might be bad. The hand rail serves a purpose. The moment may come when you will wish you had an unobstructed hand rail rather than a solar panel.

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Desert Dory



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 12:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used some Seadog clamps to mount my 160 watt panel to the roof rack. I initially had used some "handlebar" clamps which I didn't like once I got to thinking about the panel being up there when I'm towing.

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