Do you have a youtube or other blog to follow your progress. I'd love a silent yacht but don't see that in my financial future. So looking to possibly do the same thing. Found this site while searching for cats. Would love to see the build out, the solar arch/cover/top and end results.
Wetdream solar 100% electric Catamaran
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yabert
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Nothing except here and https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/45-solar-catamaran.69563/
yabert
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Nice season approach soon and the project should start.
Here another proof that Cat can move easy with little power.
A 54' cat who reach 7.5 knot with two ''little'' 20 kW motors.
The most interesting for me it's 5.4 knot at 5.1 kW per motor.
Here another proof that Cat can move easy with little power.
A 54' cat who reach 7.5 knot with two ''little'' 20 kW motors.
The most interesting for me it's 5.4 knot at 5.1 kW per motor.
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agilbert
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There are options like : Liberty Kites to get some help... Nautitech 46 with a 20M2 made 5 knots with 18 knots of wind... PLUS few KW to puch that, you can get to 6-7 knots EASY without spending too much energy...
agilbert
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I had the same screen cature as you
But for mee it's still too much, look at Indigo Lady, he's claiming to do around 5,5 knots with 7kw,,, That is very reasonable!
So funny thing here, I'm anchored next to the Solar Wave 46 and trying to search for it's specs, when this thread pops up, but also has my boat in it
With hindsight, had I known how well the solar would have worked, I would have run a mile when I got the sails and rigging prices and just run on solar. My electric setup cost me $15k-ish for everything, but I spent over $20k on sails and rigging related things.
We're on year 3 now with the boat, and have travelled around 3000 nautical miles so far, from Croatia, to Venice in Italy, back through all of Croatia, overnight to Italy, down the east of Italy and then another overnight to Greece where we are at the moment. This year I haven't even put up a sail once, and last year almost never did.
With hindsight, had I known how well the solar would have worked, I would have run a mile when I got the sails and rigging prices and just run on solar. My electric setup cost me $15k-ish for everything, but I spent over $20k on sails and rigging related things.
Unless, say, you're off in the middle of the Pacific and a nearby lightning strike fries all your electronics. At least you've got sails and rigging to power you into port where you can get things fixed or replaced, rather than drifting randomly and hoping for a tow - perhaps at "salvage" rates, i.e,he gets you to land and keeps what's left of your boat and all the stuff on it (or you pay him its current value) plus the fines for pollution if it had sunk.
Think of it like fire insurance. You pay something substantial and hope never to need it, but if a fire burns down your house the insurance "makes you whole" by paying to build a new one (or at least the contracted amount toward it), rather than you having to pay it all, when all your stuff is burned up and you don't have a house to live in.
Given a sheaf of alternative lifelines, in most of them you're just out all the money, but in a few where disaster strikes you're SO much better off than if all those premiums had been spent elsewhere.
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yabert
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We traveled with the potential solar Cat.
Over 500 km from Ontario lake to reach a near marina with capacity to put on land a 45x22' Cat.
First thing I did day one of the trip is to install 500W panel, 2 kWh battery, 2 kW 24V inverter and the induction cooking plate
Sure we were end of june, but with 120V fridge, vacuum cleaner, cooking plate and some rainy day, we never used much than 1/2 battery capacity.
Next step is to remove diesel engines and all other useless stuffs.
Then, real design will start.
Over 500 km from Ontario lake to reach a near marina with capacity to put on land a 45x22' Cat.
First thing I did day one of the trip is to install 500W panel, 2 kWh battery, 2 kW 24V inverter and the induction cooking plate
Sure we were end of june, but with 120V fridge, vacuum cleaner, cooking plate and some rainy day, we never used much than 1/2 battery capacity.
Next step is to remove diesel engines and all other useless stuffs.
Then, real design will start.
wpns
Solar Joules are catch and release
Love it! Let us know how it goes!
doing it different
Solar Enthusiast
How big a diesels does it have?We traveled with the potential solar Cat.
Over 500 km from Ontario lake to reach a near marina with capacity to put on land a 45x22' Cat.
First thing I did day one of the trip is to install 500W panel, 2 kWh battery, 2 kW 24V inverter and the induction cooking plate
Sure we were end of june, but with 120V fridge, vacuum cleaner, cooking plate and some rainy day, we never used much than 1/2 battery capacity.
Next step is to remove diesel engines and all other useless stuffs.
Then, real design will start.
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Like the idea.
But having no diesel electric capability
Scares me.
I like the diesel electric. If you keep a small one and just run the generator when needed.
Looks like a great dive platform...
But needs an electric dive compressor....
And maybe a lift.
doing it different
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This build seems to have no budget. But has some interesting ideas.
yabert
Solar Addict
Yes, I looked many Delos 2.0 video and they are inspiring.
They did some stranges choice and the cost of components is ridiculous. But overall I like it.
In my case, starting with high quality/water cooled motor from wreck EV will drop de bill quite a lot.
Same thing for batteries coming from EV as I plan 100-170 kWh for less than 10k$
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