Recent content by St34mPunkPrivateer

Hi all, Im going to be setting up solar panels that, no matter what, will have to deal with some shade throughout the day (small boat with two masts). Are there any panels that can handle shade more than others? Ive read things about some being built with Bypass Diodes and half cut cell...

Im new here, but I heard Victron is a solid company for alot of battery accessories, do they offer a BMS and does it have low temp cut-off ? Curious as the BMS is the most critical safety item in the chain to keep the batteries safe. Id rather go with a solid brand and spend the cash on that...

Hi, Im looking to build an offgrid system on a boat, but honestly, I have no idea what the market price is for this stuff outside the drop in solutions, like battlerborn ren, ect. Im new to batteries but I am tech savy and mechanically inclined so Im picking it up pretty quickly. What is the a...

They need a grip anti slip surface for my application

Hi all, curious is there any line of solar panels that you know of that are designed to be walked on, and have some sort of grip or texture to the surface? I've only found one so far, and still googling others.

dont know yet, I might be able to dabble and write one up, but most likely I can find one posted somewhere as well. that kind of why I said I wonder. Normally Pi programs are fairly straight forward. Im in the middle of researching how to setup GPS and Radar to my PC as well. Cause what marine...

Well, I agree advertisements around wind gen is are kind of crazy, but if the price is right, I dont see a problem if I know what kind of performance I should expect. As far as having wind, most of the days I would rely on the wind gen would be days we would have stormy weather, which around...

Im wondering if I could run this program off my PC and then route it back to the controller, nothing should be stopping me from doing that, be interesting and might take the need to maintain multiple cpus out of the equation

Hi, all, curious, I really cant find much data on this topic. I have though seen a lot of anecdotal evidence. Those Chinese wind gens vs the high cost models, besides build quality and noise. Do they actually dish out the same #s ? a high cost model I am looking at runs : 400 watts @ 28 mph /...

The floating panels could work, why not just mount them on the lifelines, and keep it safer, is my thought process. The overkill on the electrical system currently is not the luxuries as much the necessity for job items. Mostly the computer. Im currently trying to find the figures on how much an...

Has anyone tried this kind of tracking system, its so simple. I will be using it on a boat at anchor so that gonna have other issues, but seems nifty.

I found an interesting blog covering my issues and got some data, looks like the off season is the only time I will be struggling for solar, based on this information. http://mvvikingstar.blogspot.com/search/label/Solar

Svetz, yeah I already planned on using a water gen when underway, but, yeah being on the hook is more concerning, as northern latitudes, and deck space is minimal. I would be using the flex ones, and the durability on them is a mixed bag it seems, it really kind of luck of how long they will...

Hi all, so I have a Privateer 26, if your not familiar with the boat design, here is a link to the sailing data sheet. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/privateer-26 She is going to be a challenge to find space for solar panels, and of course shading is going to be an issue with a Ketch rig on...

Bolo, yeah its one of the things Im looking into with solar panels, shading. Not to mention PNW tends to be cloudy, but its not unheard of to work off of solar alone up there. Fridge unit will be small and minimal draw I can find, the only thing I really eat that requires fridge is a pack of...