Mounting Your Solar Panel On The Stern Rail

Mounts are used to attach solar panels to the roof ground or another surface on your property.

Mounting your solar panel on the stern rail.

Smarkey solar panel mounting l bracket 4 units for rv boat off grid roof support 10w 20w 50w 80w 100w solar panel 4 9 out of 5 stars 11. Drill your marked holes thru the supplied aluminum mounting bars. Wind generator and 140 watt solar panel both using cmp top of pole mounting system. For panels over 85 watts use the srm xhd 3 bar and 3 clamp solar rail mount kit.

Simply trace your panels perimeter mounting holes onto the aluminum mounting bars. Customers have found that using our canvas bolt on kit works well for mounting our semi flexible marine solar panels directly to their bimini or dodger canvas. Flexible marine solar panel bolt on canvas mounting kit. A solar panel mount or solar racking system is the foundation that holds your solar array in place.

Now we have to turn this goal into a reality. Mount your solar panel with the hardware included. I installed my solar panel above the stern rail. I still am planning this but for now my panel is on the stern rail with insulated rubber clamps and pvc support stand.

The kit includes a vinyl disk to be adhered to the underside of the canvas fender washers to secure the bolt to the canvas a bolt and nut to tighten the washers to the canvas and an acorn nut to secure the solar. I attached two upright stainless tubes to two stern rail posts with u bolts. It works like a charm and i am glad that i installed the panel. Then i put a crossbar across the top of the two uprights and mounted a 135 watt kyocerapanel on the crosstube.

These clamps were in a locker on the boat when i bought her. With proper installation a sturdy mount secures your panels in harsh weather and protects your investment. Aloha 32 with 90 watt panel in north channel lake huron. James baldwin demonstrates his adjustable solar panel mounts for maximizing output by tracking the sun on a pearson triton sailboat.

That is if one wishes to do that. I also attached two short side tubes to the uprights to provide lateral stability. Struts added to strengthen stern rails. Mounting systems for flexible semi rigid and rigid solar panels.

The solar panels are to be mounted on the stern rail supported by a strut to hold them towards the sun as well as able to be folded down when docking or during storm conditions.