BougeRV Solar on New Hardtops

The BougeRV solar array across the new hardtops on Sophisticated Lady — serious off-grid power, not a token strip along the boom.

What changed

The new hardtops aren’t just shade. They carry twelve BougeRV Arch Pro 200W TopCon flexible panels — 2,400W total — so the house bank, refrigeration, watermaker, and nav gear can run from solar on a good Caribbean day without firing the engine for a charge. This page is the look + systems story: how the tops look, and how the array sits on them.

Array locked with Rick 11 Sep 2026: twelve × 200W Arch Pro = 2,400W. Affiliate links and wiring photo still TBA.

Detail photos

BougeRV solar array on new hardtops — homepage hero still — Homepage hero — full panel array across the hardtop.

Stern hardtop solar array dominating the frame — Stern hardtop — panels dominate the frame.

Tighter crop of BougeRV panel grid on the hardtop — Tighter panel grid from the same pass.

Hardtop structure detail from refit episode still — Hardtop structure — episode still for the new tops.

Wider stern view of hardtop and solar panels — Wider stern hardtop + panels.

Photo TBA — wiring / deck penetration detail

Refit videos

Cutting 250lbs Off Our Solar Array — 2,400W of BougeRV TopCon Flexible Solar Panels Arrive | SSL759
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O31gSnNa1m8
BougeRV TopCon Shade Tolerant Solar Test — Real Numbers From Dawn to Noon | SSL767
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2l_av2ztI0
Follow-up (hardtop / Solar Bimini install) — not published yet
Filmed ~22 Aug 2026 per Production Board. Faro verified 11 Sep: do not link SSL757 here. Add episode number + title + URL when it goes live.

Affiliate / related gear

BougeRV affiliate TBA — do not publish until Rick fills codes / tracked links.

BougeRV Arch Pro / TopCon panel page — Affiliate link TBA
Hardtop / mounting hardware — Link TBA

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