How To Secure Solar Panel To A Bimini
Attaching the panels to the bimini we used the services of massimo the local canvas guy to attach the panels to the bimini and he did a first class job.
How to secure solar panel to a bimini. Here we are going to show you easy ways of installing our solar panel on biminis. The panels were fairly easy to install a positive and negative cable come off each panel through the aft clam cable hole that was already used for our radar cable and into the stern of the boat. It then funnels through a bus installed under our nav station bench before running to a solar controller. To accomplish this brian created reinforced frames on the bimini top for the solar panels to lock into via loxx pull it up fasteners.
See picture to the right. The frames for the solar panels are designed to blend into the bimini top while providing reinforcement for the top itself. The long sides of the panels are zipped and velcro d in place and the short sides are attached with velcro only. Stitch the mating zipper onto the bimini top with a flap to cover the zipper to protect it from uv rays.
Solar panels can be mounted to a bimini or dodger in a variety of ways. Zipper solar panels directly to the bimini canvas stitch zippers along the sides of the solar panel using an industrial sewing machine. Use the hook and loop to attach solar panels 3. Choose the solar panels 2.