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Old 01-01-2017, 08:57 PM   #11
Skipper_Vic
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City: Port Orchard, Wa
Vessel Name: Resolute
Vessel Model: Pondarosa 42 Sundeck
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Originally Posted by SteveD View Post
Al Thomason, who writes a very interesting and well informed blog about living aboard and boating in the PNW, provides some actual data here:

mv.VikingStar: Solar

Detailed graphs are in there, but the executive summary is that output is, of course, highly seasonal, but in the summer months, May-August, he was pulling 150 A/H per day from two 245 watt panels.

There is lots of good stuff in there, as well, about installation and equipment selection.
SteveD ... I have spent some time reading over the data posted by the skipper of the Viking Star. It is about as much data on the subject as anyone could ever need to make choices and feel comfortable with the expected results of a Pacific NW solar panel system. My job now is only to study the surface areas I have available verses the available panel dimensions ... and the all important budget (actually this is likely no place to do it on the cheap though). Thanks to you and everyone else who has shared their thoughts. Vic
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