What make is the pod-thruster unit you intend to use?
My interest in this is because I recently emailed the UK division of the Dutch company that make the 'Mastervolt Podmaster' range regarding the use of their units on a UK canal boat for use as a trip boat by the canal preservation society on an isolated part of the Cromford canal in Derbyshire. This is a special site for rare flora and fauna and only an electrically powered boat will be allowed. I have not yet had a reply, so am likely to email the main company in Holland. Have you had good support and advice from your proposed supplier for your project?
Thanks,
Chris Morriss.
On 15/03/2013 03:57, Carter Quillen wrote:
First thing: Awesome concept! And I like the basic design of the vessel.But you don't have enough solar collection area. Cover every square inch you can find and then some with the highest efficiency solar cells you can find if you want to push that boat with solar energy. If you plan on making it a diesel hybrid with a token solar panel then you're fine but if you really want to get around on the Sun, you'll need a lot more solar panels.Also, I'd forget the pod and go twin screw with inboard electric motors. Will cost less, give you more redundancy, and perform better. That's just my professional opinion.Cool project, go for it!Carter
From: Yme Bosma <mail@yme.nl>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:17 PM
Subject: [Electric Boats] New member, new electric & solar powered motorboat
After having sold our Lagoon cruising catamaran on which we just finished a 1 year and 10.000 mile trip to the Caribbean, it is time for something different...
We are now in the process of designing and building a fully electric and solar powered 33ft motorboat. Trailerable, easily maintained, minimum (air) draft, comfortable, ready for all seasons, safe at sea. She will be powered by a 10kW steerable pod, running on a 30kWh lithium battery pack and 2kWp solar panels. We are currently finishing the design, selecting the (Dutch) yard where she will be built, and finalizing the specifications with several suppliers. Hull number 1 will be ours, but I'd like to see whether there's a broader interest in this project, especially when prices of solar panels and batteries are coming down.
If you have any feedback, tips or comments, I'd love to hear them! For images and more information on what we are doing, please visit http://www.arviro.com/.
Basics
- Length 9,99m / 32.8ft
- Beam 2,50m / 8.2ft
- Draft 0,75m / 2.5ft
- Air draft 1,80m / 5.9ft
- Headroom 2,00m / 6.5ft
- Weight 2700 Kg / 6000 pounds
- 10kW steerable pod
- 30kW lithium battery pack
- 1500Wp solar panels
- 1200 liter / 320 gallon water
- Built in 5mm / .2 inch aluminum
- Cruising speed: 6 knots
- Battery range: 50 nautical miles
- 100% made in Holland
__._,_.___
| Reply via web post | Reply to sender | Reply to group | Start a New Topic | Messages in this topic (4) |
.
__,_._,___
No comments:
Post a Comment