jdege
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The design of my ketch pretty much rules out a solar arch, so I'm considering hanging lightweight flexible panels from the lifelines.
What I'm considering are BougeRVs flexible 100W panels. These are 40x24", only 1/4" thick, and weigh just 4 pounds.
These are, as described, very flexible, which means very floppy, but I've found that bolting them to 1/4×3/4" aluminum flat bar stiffens them up nicely, without significantly increasing either weight or thickness.
As for the lifelines, these will probably be 1/4" dyneema. I'm looking for a combination of hardware and control lines that will allow me to hang them on the lifelines, while being able to manually control the angle.
I've seen a few people doing something similar, but never with much detail as to exactly what kind of hardware they were using.
Ideas?
What I'm considering are BougeRVs flexible 100W panels. These are 40x24", only 1/4" thick, and weigh just 4 pounds.

These are, as described, very flexible, which means very floppy, but I've found that bolting them to 1/4×3/4" aluminum flat bar stiffens them up nicely, without significantly increasing either weight or thickness.
As for the lifelines, these will probably be 1/4" dyneema. I'm looking for a combination of hardware and control lines that will allow me to hang them on the lifelines, while being able to manually control the angle.
I've seen a few people doing something similar, but never with much detail as to exactly what kind of hardware they were using.
Ideas?