ok we’ve been slowly piecing our solar set up together since january. we bought the xantrex c40 charge controller, cable wires, and the 2 monster batteries when we bought our port-a-bote from some guy off craigslist. we bought our 140watt solar cynergy and MC4 cable connects in august. while my dad was out here visiting last time we started building.
my dad’s idea to install fishing rod holders to feed the stainless steel rods through.
through to the bottom. bolted through.
it took me forever but i knew somewhere in my brain i’d figure it out. brackets to mount the panel onto the tops of the poles, plus you can angle them. from a satellite dish…same bracket
always helping out
cut and fit the aluminum brackets. bolted through.
everything fits
bruce gave me a piece of honduras mahogany. i cut the 30 degree angle holes through for the poles.
wood bracing shelf fits snug
gave it back to bruce and his magical hands created this beauty!
i mean come on!
uncle brian helping drill some solid bolts through the poles
real strong
attaching the MC4 cable clip connects
pretty simple thanks to youtube
yes i am a rocket scientist
mounted out of the way with plenty of ventilation
10am went to sleep at 12.6v
i drew this and here it is in real life a month later
i put hooks on the backside of the wood to hang supplies from, notice the coil of line
it’s pretty much a spoiler that i can tilt forward to the angle of the metal poles or straight horizontal
hooks
You are so rad! Looks like you've got a lot of great assistants to help you too 🙂
AMAZING! SO MANY ENVIOUS PEOPLE OF THE ONE AND ONLY MIKEY C. Applied and should hear this week if I may be moving down to St. Thomas. Not sure of your plans after Mexico but if I get the job will let you know, maybe we can meet up in a year or two.