Solar Panel Mount

Just up and down or 360 degree?

Try here on Ebay;- Solar tracking bits and pieces

Can't help you with your search for a pivoting ball mount, Grant, but back in another life, we put in about 6 Mono self tracking arrays for stock water pumps.

Admittedly the arrays were much bigger than your 80 watt panel, but the mounting arrangement was very robust, and heavy, because of the potential wind loading. Even an 80 w panel will need some strong mounting points to protect against the odd wind gust. You haven't said where you'll be mounting this panel?

Below is what I did with a 160 w panel on our slide-on camper.



Used 3 x 300mm s/steel hinges on leading edge, pop riveted onto front of pack rack, 2 gas struts and 2 s/steel slide bolts, to lock the panel while travelling,



While this set up is somewhat of a compromise, as far as getting maximum output from the panel, it's an easy fix for travelling.

Bob

A mate I go camping with has an Australian Off Road Odyssey camper. As I recall he has a drawbar mounted pole which has a swivel ball mount at the top for his panel.
If you contact them they may do them aftermarket.