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We Have Solar Power...Mostly

This is a guest post from George to provide details regarding the latest installation activities regarding our quest for solar power for Breeze On. As the winter weather ended here in MD, I was finally able to remove the shrink wrap from Breeze On. Yeah...Spring is finally here. Once we had access to the boat, I installed the bimini. My friend and chief consultant on this project, Ray and I then dry fit the solar panels on the bimini top. During this process we decided that it would be better to turn the panels 90 degrees from the way they show in the picture above and add another bow or stainless steel bar for additional support between the panels. Our concern was that the bimini might flex too much in windy conditions with only the front and back supports. I contacted the local sail & canvas guy and he reluctantly agreed to do the job - they are very busy now, as you can imagine. It sounded like it would take them a week or two to get the 1" stainless tubing and bend...