I've been Solar Struck by the SolarStik

[denby]

Sway is not going to be happy.

[camaraderie]

This is the SHORT solar stick thread...the 1000 posters is the wind and solar thread! Go find Simon and drink your san francisco "wheat grass" shake!

[bestfriend]

Rats! Newman!!!

[AmyJohnson]

Lats & Atts, May issue, "Going Green" section. No mention of the solar stik, but a pretty "interesting" article regarding greening your boat with solar.

I hate to admit it, but after what I learned from this thread, and having bought a stik, I don't think that the article painted a very clear picture at all.

It states it is possible to mount two 210 watt panels on a articulating mount (like the solar stik) for a small boat. I have two 50 watters on my stik and they almost do the job of my bimini!

Very little of the "solar" section seems correct or even possible to me.

[camaraderie]

Thanks for the Tip Amy...I just read the article and there is a lot of good stuff in there and then there is a lot of stuff that is presented as fact when it is actually the subject of considerable debate among those who actually use this stuff rather than install it! You are absolutely correct about his solar discussion...it must be a typo or oversight. A couple of 210W panels would take up a 5' x6.5 foot space! I wouldn't want to try articulating those in a breeze!

[AmyJohnson]

With a rack like that, who needs sails?

Nice Tayana, by the way!

[craigtoo]

You should see his RV...!

[uspirate]

i just got back from the boat, adjusted and cleaned my solar panels. life is good

[artbyjody]

Originally Posted by uspirate

i just got back from the boat, adjusted and cleaned my solar panels. life is good

And you judge life by how clean your solar panels are... please tell me that the Las Vegas gals are not that ahem... white gloved

[AmyJohnson]

on the solarstik site, they actually linked to this forum discussion.

looks like they got a new site along the way.