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Ryland · 02-08-2008, 03:06 PM

If you do put solar on a boat, POINT THEM AT THE SUN, panals that lay flat are getting a fraction of the sun they would if they were st up at an angle, and if you are relying on them for powering your boat it becomes a poor use of the panals.

02-08-2008, 03:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ryland Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Western Wisconsin Posts: 3,903 honda cb125 - '74 Honda CB 125 S1 90 day: 79.71 mpg (US) green wedge - '81 Commuter Vehicles Inc. Commuti-Car Blue VX - '93 Honda Civic VX Thanks: 867 Thanked 434 Times in 354 Posts	If you do put solar on a boat, POINT THEM AT THE SUN, panals that lay flat are getting a fraction of the sun they would if they were st up at an angle, and if you are relying on them for powering your boat it becomes a poor use of the panals.