Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Re: [Electric Boats] Electric Boat Video with Jean-Michell Cousteau [1 Attachment]

Hi James,

On the subject of windage from solar panels...

On 02/08/2012, at 1:39 AM, James Lambden wrote:

 
Windage is an issue with any solar array.   The idea with this array is that you can keep it horizontal for less windage, even when the boat is heeling over.    


I have Solara solar panels on my trimaran Current Sunshine and I have just installed an array of Solara panels on the canopy of a solar boat and these panels add virtually no more windage to the boat.  They are 2mm thick and can be slightly curved.  The cells are bonded on a stainless steel plate to give a really robust panel that can be walked on.

Here's a photo of the solar boat and you can see the panels on the canopy.

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