This catamaran roof, 6,34m x 4,54m full carbon, carries pup to 4,8 KW solar power on a 45" Fontaine Pajot Bahia Catamaran. It has an integrated traveller and dinghy lift. And a lot more.

Designed in Rhino 3D. Foam cores milled by a Kuka Robot. Produced in Carbon Epoxy. Production time: only 44 days

 

The roof is fitted with LG NeON 2 BiFacial solar cells. They are designed to absorb sunlight both from the front and the rear sides of its NeON® cell by using a transparent backsheet. The dual faces of the cell result in higher energy generation. All cables are hidden in the structure and can easily maintained through inspection hatches from the cockpit.

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The features:

- carbon epoxy, painted

- 10 solar panels with full support frames (anti corrosion glassfiber) for solar panels

- 4 panels 2m x 1m - 72 cells

- 6 panels 1.6m x 1m - 60 cells

- water collection through the front beams with threads for tubes into the tank

- 2 strong central handles below the roof for heavy weather

- hidden traveller screws, access through hatches in the traveller beam

- traveller sheet lead through the roof to the main winch 

- 3 hatches for cable access in the middle beam

- big access hatch into the main beam

- Antenna holder with carbon cable hatch

- Navigation light bracket

- cable channel to antenna bracket

- cable channels in the circular beams down to the stern 

- handles for easy jumping in the dinghy

- clutch brackets for traveller sheets and dinghy lift