Solar Upgrade for the Tiny Yacht | C-Dory 22 Cruiser 

The little triangle thing you got your wires going into on your roof supposed to be facing the other way towards the wind so that rain and water don't get in it you got it backwards

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Happy Birthday 🎂🎉👍

I love making my Mcgreggor trailer sailor, vintage 1971 upgraded to 2023

Happy Birthday Brother!

Those mounting boards are going to be under incredible force when underway and being towed. I would opt for something metal.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRIP!!!!!!!!!!! AND MANY MORE BROTHER!!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Trip!

Time to do the Tim Allen from Tool Time "Need more POWER! Ugh ugh ugh"

You should send that inline fuse back and get a 200amp fuse breaker so it can be reset and not have to have multiple $30 fuses.

Happy Birthday Trip. It`s just like Christmas with all the stuff to put on the Boat. Enjoyed it Trip

We have a 25' sea door with twin Yamaha We are from South Georgia Her name is hunky Dory Have been following you for some time love your videos We also love the outdoors hunting arrow his pottery I also have built dozens of boats in my life But a Cedar is hard to beat

Oh and Happy Birthday, Trip. May God bless you with many many more years.

I’ve wondered since you’ve gotten the cdory when you were going to get solar. Glad to see you getting ready for more trips.

Now all you need is an electric boat motor

The math is simple: P = I x V so I = P/V. That power bank is rated @ 2000W with a resting voltage of 13.6V so that's about 147Ah or 47% larger than a typical 100Ah LiFePo4.

Awesome dude! 👍 don’t forget to give me a shout out if you try those crocs with the head lights 🙂🤣

Trip you might want to reconsider towing with that panel mounted up top. Any angle of attack is going to produce lift which varies with the square of velocity. Bottom line, you're probably ok cruising around the gulf but it's going to get sketchy at highway speeds. Even if the mount holds, the panel itself may not be able to handle the stress.

Happy Birthday Trip!!

Happy belated Birthday!

Hey trip just some info for you about your electrical components. I have an electrical engineering degree plus i live off grid on solar. So, the power bank you're using may be half the capacity but if the house battery you got is sealed lead or an AGM battery you cannot discharge them past 50% without harming the battery. Those power banks are usually lithium meaning they can be discharged to 0%. Something to consider before deciding If the powerbank is actually worse than the house battery. Also consider your charge controller. The powerbank may not allow all 200 watts the solar panel can produce. You can think of it this way; at peak sunlight hours the solar panel can replace around 15 amps back to your battery (with no power being consumed.) If you have an 100ah battery and you can only consume the 50% as to not damage the battery than it would take you just over 3 hours to get back to 100%. If your power bank let's say is 70 Amp hours but you can draw it down to 0% without damaging the battery then you have 240 more watts (20 amps) in your capacity. Feel free to comment with any questions concerning anything electrical. I'm more than happy to help.

Happy Birthday!

Happy bday trip!

Happy birthday!!

Always tow your boat 55 mph or less. You save fuel, it’s safer, and you show up 15 minutes behind everyone else. Nice an easy towing a trailer, boat, RV.

Happy belated Trip! One year older than me. Looking forward to some new Dory adventures.🤙

Advantages of using separate components: 1) Locate each piece (battery, charge controller, inverter) in the most convenient spot 2) Replace/upgrade components as needed 3) Expand battery capacity easily.

that power bank is 2000wh which is about a 166ah battery capacity...not bad.

Happy Birthday Trip! May God bless your year to come.

Looks great! On the battery compartment you will not want it packed to tight. Batteries need to breath. Also depending on the battery you get they will expand and contract. Just want to be mindful of those properties of batteries. Great job!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRIP!!!!!!

Looking good 👍

should of mounted those straps underneath the trailer on the back

I travel solo most of time. I don’t like getting my feet wet so I use an electric winch with a remote, in place of a hand crank winch

Fine job ol man. May I ask who made your 2 strain relief bulkhead connector? Thanks and happy birthday

Great install on the solar. Any thoughts on adding a Minn Kota Trolling motor?

Good one! How tall is your boat now with solar and tower? Make sure you watch bridge clearance. 13.5 is max. ⚓️🙂

Next upgrade. Bug enclosure and you will be ready to go!

I like your videos. You’re like 300 mph all the time! I must ask why aren’t your wife and kids with you very often??

Do you have roll out temporary solar panels or permanent mounted solar panels? Which one is best for your CDory

How is the shirt fund looking?

Why do I see two different solar panels on your boa?. One mounted and one lays on the roof. Which one works best for your boat. I am buying a 26 Cdory. Any opinion?

Kinda off subject but have you considered adding a rooftop ac unit? I just purchased a 22 Cruiser in Mobile and was considering it so I can add a softstart and run with my Honda generator.

How those straps working out now youve had them a while?

hey trip i have an extra cranking/deep cycle lithium battery brand new i might need to get rid of. sitting in the box still my motor isnt suppose to use them and i didnt know until after i ordered it.

Happy birthday!!

Happy birthday!!!