Yeah, worth checking if any local breakers or motorhome shops will take them off your hands. Some actually pay a few quid for the lead content, especially if they're still in decent condition...
Right, salt spray's a proper nightmare. Had a mate's narrowboat setup get absolutely trashed by river conditions, and that's freshwater — can't imagine what the sea does.
Thing is, enclosure alone...
Load audit's essential, but @TorFinn's right about the living-in-it bit. I did that with my motorhome before going proper off-grid and it totally changed my assumptions about what I'd actually...
Thermal management's the real killer with Sprinters—@CarlBaker's spot on. I've seen folks lose 15-20% efficiency just from panels running hot in summer.
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