Solar power set up.

Ordered a solar panel online and was presently surprised with the quality above the picture of the front the back and the technical info displayed on the back of the board.

Next step designing and manufacturing of the mounting brackets the idea is to mount it on the push-pit rail over the outboard engine and fit two 12v batteries in the Lazarette or a better place may be under the stove in the center of the cabin.

 

Picture on the left the solar panel controller.

Picture on the right the solar panel Temporary mounted outside in the sun and connected via the controller to two 12 V batteries.

In use via an 12v to 5V USB outlet to charge my cell phone and run the touch screen Raspberry pi3 navigator.

and it all seems to work perfectly.

 Picture on the left my new switch panel to be mounted in a waterproof box inside the cabin against the aft cabin bulkhead STB side. This panel comes with a rubber gasket drawings for marking out the area to be cut out to fit the switch, and fuses installed. ready to connect to the bus bar.

Picture on right a start of the solar panel mounting brackets with all the holes drilled. This will be eventually mounted on to the push-pit rail on the leisure 17

Picture on the left the aluminum mounting blocks cut to size ready machined

Picture on the right the blocks machined and mounted to a 19 m/m pipe to make sure it will all work according to plan.

Picture on the left a plastic enclosure I found at the local supply store 300 X 250 M/M X 120 M/M

The controller for my solar panel will be fitted on bottom with  a small hole on the side for 2 USB ports and on the opposite side I will fit an main switch.

Picture on the right a couple of small changes and started to wire up the whole box.

Picture above center fitted the power reducer 12V t0 9V  which will make it possible to charge my hand held marine VHF

Picture on the left all the parts temporally assembled more or less ready to mounted on the push pit aft rail.

Picture on the right a small connection box fitted to the bottom of the solar panel and the wires soldered together and covered with heat shrink the connecting wire left at 5 meter. All ready to be installed on the push pit rail of the leisure 17.