[Public-List] sail arch

Thu Jul 30 08:04:48 PDT 2020

Marcelo,

Please let us know how the install of th 50W panel on the stern pulpit goes.
Have often allowed my mind to wander a bit on that very idea.

Jonathan

On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 10:10 AM Marcelo D. Gentinetta via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Ryan,
> Congratulations on acquiring 555 !  I am in New Orleans and actually met
> George Copeland, the fellow that brought 555 down from N.C back in 2008. I
> purchased the boat he was selling at the time, a Pearson Ariel that was in
> a slip close to 555 which he showed off after an extensive refit. I think
> your boat’s name then was Atalanta.
> I sold the Ariel before purchasing my A30 in 2017.
> I am actually in the process of installing a 50w solar panel on the stern
> pulpit for keeping the batteries charged in the slip and a little extra
> when sailing. As was mentioned  by Jonathan, James Baldwin has great
> details on installing solar panels on tracking poles.
> Welcome!
> Marcelo Gentinetta
> #441  Alegria
>
> > On Jul 29, 2020, at 9:23 PM, Ryan via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > Ryan,
> >
> > This pole-with-solar option was done on Dolce with two poles on the aft.
> > You can see a lot of videos of Dolce on her recent pacific voyages on the
> > youtube channel Routes of Change.
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 8:24 PM Jonathan Bresler via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Ryan,
> >>
> >> Another option for solar is a pole with a single panel centered on the
> top
> >> of the pole with a ball joint.
> >> The ball joint allows the panel to be angled to catch the most sun,
> letting
> >> you reposition (re-angle)
> >> the panel every couple hours.   You might mount a pole on each side aft.
> >> Lora, Jason Jernigan's boat,
> >> redone by James Baldwin (
> https://www.youtube.com/user/atomvoyager/videos)
> >> has this option.
> >>
> >> Look forward to hearing about how you and the boat are doing over time.
> >>
> >> Jonathan
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 9:04 PM Ryan Young <ryoung at spiderhop.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Thanks for the warm welcomes Jonathan and Gordon!  Gordon - I'd like to
> >>> throw a few rigid solar panels up, and thought an arch would be the
> best
> >>> way to accommodate so as they're out of the way.  I don't think it will
> >>> negatively affect the aesthetics, but I'm still a bit on the fence on
> >> that
> >>> claim.
> >>>
> >>> That looks like a good resource, Jonathan, I appreciate you pointing me
> >>> there.  I do indeed plan on staying in Seabrook (well, I'm technically
> >>> moving it to Kemah, TX - but only about 1.5 Kilometers away, as the
> crow
> >>> flies.  I likely will change the name in the near future and will let
> you
> >>> know if and when that happens, thanks again.
> >>>
> >>> -ry
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 7:23 PM Jonathan Bresler <
> 262alberg30 at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Ryan,
> >>>>
> >>>> Welcome aboard!
> >>>> Congratulations on getting #555.
> >>>>
> >>>> Janus is an Alberg 30 with an arch.
> >>>> Some information and photos at http://sailingseafari.blogspot.com/
> >>>>
> >>>> Will you be keeping the boat in Seabrook Texas?
> >>>> Do you plan on changing the name?
> >>>>
> >>>> Best wishes,
> >>>> Jonathan
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 8:07 PM Gordon Laco via Public-List <
> >>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Welcome aboard…
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Why would you want to put an arch on an Alberg 30?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Gordon Laco
> >>>>> www.gordonlaco.com
> >>>>> 426 Surprise
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Jul 29, 2020, at 6:40 PM, Ryan Young via Public-List <
> >>>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> :) I should have mentioned I'm an excited new A30 owner!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 5:21 PM Ryan <rnkiefer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> By the way, I've sold my boat everyone! 555 now belongs to Ryan
> >> Young.
> >>>>>>> Thanks for all your help and advice!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 4:52 PM Ryan Young via Public-List <
> >>>>>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hello folks!
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I was curious if anyone has gone down the route of installing a
> >>>>> stern sail
> >>>>>>>> arch?  I'm not sure of the narrowness has a big impact.  Do folks
> >> get
> >>>>>>>> these
> >>>>>>>> custom fabricated generally?  Does anyone have any resources for
> >>>>> kits?
> >>>>>>>> I'm
> >>>>>>>> hoping to mount a few rigid solar panels and I think this is the
> >> best
> >>>>>>>> route
> >>>>>>>> but open to what other folks have done.  Ideally I'd like to get
> >> 300
> >>>>> Watts
> >>>>>>>> total at the least.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> -ry
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> >>>> --
> >>>> Jonathan M Bresler
> >>>> S/V Constance Alberg 30 #262
> >>>> Annapolis/Eastport MD
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
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> >> S/V Constance Alberg 30 #262
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Jonathan M Bresler
S/V Constance Alberg 30 #262
Annapolis/Eastport MD