EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR VARUNA [Adventure #34]

Bimini, wind generator, radar and old solar panels… goodbye! It’s time to upgrade our solar and make some big changes on Varuna! Oh, and we also get to upgrade ours, though not by choice… In this episode, we do a bit of exploring in San Diego visiting Balboa park, then get to work on our big solar upgrade. We start by removing pretty much everything from our cockpit to make way for two giant, 320-watt LG solar panels. We decide our flimsy bimini structure is not strong enough to hold them, so we begin to build a new “solar arch” ourselves from 1” stainless tubing and rail fittings. For those of you who want to know know the nuts and bolts of our solar upgrade, here is exactly what we installed: Panels: LG 320-watt http://www.lg.com/us/commercial/solar-panels/lg-LG320N1C-G4 Charge Controllers: http://amzn.to/2fqvb3b Fittings used: Seadog brand We hope you enjoy our videos and adventures. To help us continue making these videos and sailing with a purpose, you can Join the Journey here: PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/AdventureAdrift CROWDFUNDING: http://adventureadrift.com/join-the-journey/ To see more of our adventures, check out: http://adventureadrift.com http://facebook.com/adventureadrift http://www.instagram.com/adventureadrift http://twitter.com/advtradrift This video was filmed with: Panasonic G7 Mirrorless Camera http://amzn.to/2dv8xat GoPro Hero 4 http://amzn.to/2d55rfe GoPro Session http://amzn.to/2dfdAux Rode Video Mic Pro http://amzn.to/2dnvBvR Zoom H1 Mic http://amzn.to/2dmOQp7 MUSIC Sunny - Bensound www.bensound.com Sunday - Otis McDonald Youtube Audio Library First Bloom of Spring Andrew Rothschild Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgkzwOlVE0Vo6Eu-O5cNSig Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/andrew-rothschild/id1095814504 Stealth Groover - Kevin MacLeod Incompetech.com Let Go- Riot Youtube Audio Library Footage from Oct 2016