[Public-List] sail arch

[Ryan]

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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> >>> >>
> >>> >> --
> >>> >> -Ryan Kiefer
> >>> >>
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> >> Jonathan M Bresler
> >> S/V Constance Alberg 30 #262
> >> Annapolis/Eastport MD
> >>
> >
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-Ryan Kiefer