Hey Tom,
Wonderful words and pics, as always...
Todd's right, a solar panel is not exactly rocket science, very nice for any boat that lives on a mooring...
Now, if you would ditch that CQR for a NewGen Spade/Rocna/Manson, you'd REALLY be making some headway...
Dave on AUSPICIOUS made a good point recently... Why would anyone still want to use an anchor based upon a design meant to be DRAGGED??? (grin, bigtime)
best regards,
Jon