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Old 07-23-2007
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Originally Posted by Cruisingdad View Post
Also, with a setup like mine, you can easily add a wind (which I do not think you should) or even more panels with minimal expense. A negative of mine is that you will have to find a machine/fab shop to buid the arch. The typical (if any) bimini will NOT hold that kind of weight. Thus, you have more frustration and time involoved in designing the system.
Why would you not have a wind gen? To my mind, cloudy days and dark nights are at least 55-60% of the time, even in the tropics, but you can get decent wind most of the time.
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