Hey Phil, READ it all again. I said that was the angle of the shrink wrap
to drop the snow off.
, phi...@oryoki.net writes:
It has been my experience that when the sun is low the panel is really
tilted . Snow doesn't stick to a panel tilted at steep angles.
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Philip & Mar
It has been my experience that when the sun is low the panel is really
tilted . Snow doesn't stick to a panel tilted at steep angles.
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Philip & Marilyn Lange
AE4OVKD4JRC
Currently on the hill - Beaufort NC
"There's no point in making a plan if
you're not going to pretend to fol
Although this year seems (so far) to be an exception, the last few years I had
to shovel a 30 foot path of 15-20 inches of snow several times just to get to
where I normally stow the ladder alongside the boat (the Shipyard plows a
single car-width access road to the storage area). The solar p
We’ll see your snow and raise???
Steve Weinstein
S/V CAPTIVA
1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376
Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY
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windso...@pipeline.com writes:
I’m not going to answer for Alan but he’d have the same issue in Maine we
have here in NY. A solar panel isn’t going to do a lot of good covered
with a few inches of snow. Plus the fact that during the winter months the
angle of the sun, even at astronomical
I’m not going to answer for Alan but he’d have the same issue in Maine we have
here in NY. A solar panel isn’t going to do a lot of good covered with a few
inches of snow. Plus the fact that during the winter months the angle of the
sun, even at astronomical noon isn’t that high or that strong
AHA! Thanks, Alan – now it makes sense...
Since I’m wet stored, the dock modules stay energized all winter so power to
the boat is always there. When I switched the subject line to the battery
issue, that was why I had asked since if I leave the breaker on then the
inverter/charger stays in fl
Have you considered a small solar panel? Seems like that would keep the
batteries up.
Philip
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Philip & Marilyn Lange
AE4OVKD4JRC
Currently on the hill - Beaufort NC
"There's no point in making a plan if
you're not going to pretend to follow it!"
On Wed, 2011-12-21 at 09:32 -
Steve:
I am not plugged in. There is no power to the boat except when I hook up the
generator. I haul at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard which, although extremely
economical, is also pretty bare bones -- no power or water in the storage yard.
So I have to bring my portable generator with me wh
