While some houseboats have flat roofs with no real access, many use that space for an entertainment deck and a flybridge. Here is a site with photos of a '73 Kings Craft 55 to give you an idea of this model. http://www.boatingb
I personally wouldn't sacrifice that much usable space to a solar array.
Eric
--- In electricboats@
>
> With a house boat he should have a lot of flat roof space. He could
> get maybe 6000 watts of solar cell up there this would give him a good
> 7 hp in full sun. I am sure he already has a generator 7000 watts or
> so for another 7-8 hp of continuous use even before we start talking
> batteries. 14 hp continuous on a boat with a shallow draft such as
> his should poke along pretty good at maybe 10 mph. Add some
> batteries for short burst of speed here and there and I think it is
> very doable. Just depends how he want to use the boat. In a house
> boat I dough he is going faster then 6-7 knotts most of the time
> anyways. Plus the solar cells and batteries will make staying off the
> hook more enjoyable.
>
> Here are some all electric motors: http://www.bellmann
>
> Or a full parallel hybrid: http://www.hybrid-
>
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