Hello to all out there, my name is Jim and I have been working on a electric boat concept for a few weeks now. a 20' water camper,wood/epoxy construction, that will use both solar and wind for battery recharge. a vawt or vertical axis wind turbine would be mounted to roof and would power a axial flux generator. the hull design is based on John Bell's (blondie) sail boat and has been stretched from 9 feet to 20' with an 8 foot beam. a boxed keel will be slotted for each bulkhead (also slotted) which should speed up assembly and provide water tight chambers under floor for 2 banks of batteries, water tanks ,etc. with this being a displacement hull for sheltered to slight chop waters, I am unsure of the power requirements needed to push this hull on a sedate cruise speed at around 2 to 4 knots. a single lynch or e-tec motor via belt reduction is being considered, but alternatives would be helpful. please have a look in the photos section for drawings and a model hull for insight on this matter. any input or suggestions will be helpful. thank you in advance. Jim
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