UPGRADING SOLAR POWER ON/our Ranger Tug R27OB"Channel Surfing Who knew shore power could be optional

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This video is all about upgrading our Solar power in prepping for taking "Channel Surfing" to Glacier Bay, Alaska, hopefully when the border opens. We Have made all these upgrades on Channel Surfing to fit our needs. It has been nice not to have to worry about hooking up to shore power at Marina's. Thanks for watching....Stay tuned for more Channel Surfing
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Комментарии : 38

@cbrusharmy 2 года назад

Great info

@Letsgochannelsurfing 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@JohnVHLife 3 года назад

Technology is cool!

@Letsgochannelsurfing 3 года назад

As long as it works as advertised. :)

@algamble 3 года назад

I'm doing about the same on my R31 CB right now so I really appreciated this video!

@Letsgochannelsurfing 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!! I'm glad you found this video useful!

@mobilemushrooms 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing... Appreciate all the good info!!

@Letsgochannelsurfing 3 года назад

Glad you found this useful. Thanks for watching!!

@jmaxch 3 года назад

Great content again ! You harness the solar power now !

@Letsgochannelsurfing 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!!

@JohnBraman413 3 года назад

where did you get the panels?

@Letsgochannelsurfing 3 года назад

I got my panels from here. www.custommarineproducts.com/rigid-marine-solar-panels.html

@paulj.friedl6959 3 года назад

Great video guys...looking forward to the next one.

@Letsgochannelsurfing 3 года назад

Thank you and thanks for watching!

@scottclifford4370 3 года назад

Martin, I know nothing about solar, wattage, volts, amps, inverters, or controllers. But the prospect of being electricity independent is enticing enough for me to start learning. You mentioned several times "meeting your needs," did the factory installed solar panel give you enough energy to run 24-7 equipment such as bilge pump? Did you have enough left over for the fridge or did you upgrade because you found the single panel could not run lights, fridge, and bilge pump while on the hook or unplugged at the dock? What are your wattage needs on a typical overnight on the hook?

@Letsgochannelsurfing 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!! The factory panel was 160 watts. With the Pacific Northwest weather, we have really nice summers for boating season. The 160 watt panel is sized to keep the batteries topped off when the boat is being trailered. When underway, it keeps up with just the cabin refrigerator. 160 watts isn’t enough to power everything onboard. We also have a cockpit refrigerator as additional power draw. Lights and bilge pumps don’t draw much at all. We are heavy power users and goes through about 1200 watts a day. If I run the hot water heater off the inverter, that’s easily another 700 watts’ish. During June/July we see between 2000 and 2600 watts a day from our 400 watt solar array.

@MurkyDregs 2 года назад

@@Letsgochannelsurfing I'm learning a great deal from your videos. We have our name on an r27 build for this December and your videos provide invaluable food for thought and I plan to approach the factory with wants/needs based on what we anticipate as well as real world feedback from folks like you. thanks!

@Letsgochannelsurfing 2 года назад

@@MurkyDregs be sure to check out our web site, specifically about upgrades, if you haven’t already. www.letsgochannelsurfing.com/upgrades

@MurkyDregs 2 года назад

@@Letsgochannelsurfing Will do! btw my name is Martin as well and my brother screened for command recently... SSN!

@bud1412 3 года назад

Another good video. Very professional looking install. If and when we get our Ranger I would be going through you video’s again and copying several of your ideas. As always just waiting for your next.

@Letsgochannelsurfing 3 года назад

Thank you!!

@paulycomtois Год назад

Which MC4 connectors did you have to replace, the ones from the boat itself? Why wouldn't they mate up with the ones on the new panel, different types?

@Letsgochannelsurfing Год назад

The boat comes from the factory without any MC4 connectors. The factory solar panel is simply butt-spliced together and heat shrink'd. So, the choices are to add MC4 connectors to the boat to connect the new panels, or to cut the MC4 connectors off the new panels and butt-splice the wire to the boat.

@paulycomtois Год назад

@@Letsgochannelsurfing Ah ok that makes sense. Yeah the connectors are a better choice, gives you more optionality down the road for new panels.

@Letsgochannelsurfing Год назад

Cutting the mc4 connectors off a new solar panel would probably void the warranty on the solar panel as well.

@subtropicalsteph 3 года назад

How would this setup do with running the AC? Floridian here :)

@Letsgochannelsurfing 3 года назад

Looking at the sun-hours per day for Florida (Miami), it's 6.2hours in the summer as a high. I think it's possible, but you'd need a larger solar array. Maybe like, 1000 watts, 1200 watts... It all depends on how long you'd run the air conditioner every day.

@JohnDuo-qv4oj 3 месяца назад

How many batteries did u add

@Letsgochannelsurfing 2 месяца назад

I have 1 house battery (LFP) that's 320amp-hours.

@alanmccormick6911 3 года назад

Not as complicated as I thought it was going to be. Running it in series meant that there was no wiring that needed to be run. Those clamps are nice quality.

@Letsgochannelsurfing 3 года назад

The other thing running them in series does... keeps those amps on the wire low which results in less power loss due to heat caused by resistance in the wire.

@michaelsusan5435 3 года назад

Great content! What is the source for the SS stand-offs? Also, did you use two Y connectors for the panel + and - going to the factory controller wire?

@Letsgochannelsurfing 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!! I connected the solar panels in series, so no Y connectors were necessary. The SS stand-offs are made by Gemini Marine Products. www.geminiproducts.net/slide-mount-and-hinged-jaw-slide/

@luckymckay 3 года назад

Man, you are definitely not getting your fair share of commissions on all the Ranger Tugs you have been responsible for selling! Awesome content sir! I'm a Midwestern boater with a Scout 242 Abaco which was my dream boat. Now, I'm actually considering selling my almost paid off Scout for a Ranger Tug!

@Letsgochannelsurfing 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! The RT27 is a fantastic boat. :)