Our Canal Boat Solar Panel Kit Parts List

After much reseach we have built up a kit of parts to install our 870W solar panels on the roof or our narrow boat, I will need to add a few cables and some mounting wood plates.

There will be some additional cost from Steve for his time, so I would expect this to have cost approx £1000.00 when complete, but cost have been falling even over the past 6 months.

About this boat blog

This is the home of our maps of the UK Canals and the blog for our narrow boat Floydtilla which we purchased in 2021 from Black Prince Narrowboats from their Ex-Hire boat fleet.

Our UK Canal maps are designed to help you find what is nearby as you travel around the network, we have maps of Moorings and Marinas, Pubs, Restaurants and Cafes etc, Where you can find water, Pumpouts and diesel as well as interesting places along the way as well as any festivals and events.

See https://floydtilla.co.uk/canal-river-maps/ and also follow our mapping on Facebook https://floydtilla.co.uk/canal-river-maps/

Our boat was built by Pro-Build in 2007 and fitted out by Black Prince she was first hired out in 2008 as Chloe, now renamed by us as Floydtilla she is 62′ long and only 6’10” wide with a 42hp diesel motor ideal for a life on the UK canals.

In this blog we are covering our travels and adventures as well as the upgrades we make and the planning that goes into them. We get a much advice as we can when doing this, and we recommend you do the same.

Image	Description	Price

	Longi Solar 435WP Black Frame PV Module LR5-54HTH-435M Selected as they have a 3.2mm glass rather that the much cheaper 1.6mm and provide almost the maximum output when combined for the Victron SmartSolar MTTP 100\|50 MPPT solar controller. Ordered 2 from City Plumping, they deliver free next day from stock, for £91.76 (£110.11 inc VAT) each. (Prices have dropped since)	£220.22

	Semi-Permanent Adjustable Mounting Set for Narrow Boats Ordered and built to size by Midsummer Energy 2 needed 1 per panel installed at £98.00 each	£196.00

	Victron SmartSolar MTTP 100\|50 Ordered from Nomadic Conversions eBay shop	£220.00

	Solar PC Cable 25m Red and 25m Black 6mm Solar PV Cable from Superlec Direct at £1.19 per meter.	£59.50

	WYLEX 100A DP ISOLATOR WITH ENCLOSURE (321FR) Wall mounted 100 amp isolator from Screwfix Direct	£20.49

	Water proof cable access IP68 Waterproof cable access, designed for Solar Installations Scanstrut DS-HD6-BLK Horizontal Double Cable Seal – Black	£9.99

	Circuit Breakers / Fuses RED WOLF 60A Circuit Breaker from Amazon.co.uk	£14.99

	Solar Connectors See video on installing MC4 connectors 4 off MC4 Connectors from Superlec Direct at £1.74 each	£3.48

	Misc Bits 1 off 6.1mm Drill bit 1 off M8 Tap 16 off M8 Allen Flanged Bolts 16 off M8 Nylock Nuts Tube of Sikaflex etc	£20.00

	Total (Inc VAT)	£768.15

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