Thanks Michael All great ideas and comments and relevant to those setting up programs. My parameters were a manageable 25-30ft yacht (sails...
Thanks Michael but I've talked with Shake a Leg for years now (now Sail to Prevail), along with many other sailors who have disabilities, and...
Yacht modified ans sailing Just thought I'd let you all know that my modifications are mostly done. Seat design works well and I swing onto the...
A Bavaria 38, NICE...I'm jealous. I've got the seat half made, chanfged my design from gimballing as I felt it may be unstable (not good for...
PV panels are fine in Australia where we get so much sunshine, but even here wind gens with ~300W output are the general companion as wind (real...
If you read it properly, there is 127hp of solar collector cells, but the motors only generally output 20KW of power * PV installed power: 93.5...
Planet Solar Further info on Planet solar boat and its http://plugboat.com/2010/03/04/planet-solar-yacht-plans-to-circle-the-globe/ The props...
No real Electric propulsion yet or for over a decade! It's here already. You obviously have not heard of the "Planet Solar" Project where an...
Theory is fine but reality of power to a prop is different especially for slow reving diesels that we are talking about comparing to electric...
Power curves for Internal Combustion Engines are not fully linearly related to the torque curves and vary dramatically over the rpm range of an...
Well that would be a surprise to the many members of the Electric Boats Forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/electricboats/ of which many have...
I give up on you guys. You are fixated on your misapprehension that "Gas is good, electric -bad!. Grunt, grunt!" Trying to reason with you about...
Mr Know It All, you are under the incorrect information. Electric engines are so much more efficient than IC, especially regarding torque, that...
There are no opimal props, apart perhaps from the Torqueedo prop, which is much larger diameter than other 'trolling motor props" they are up to...
hey Mychael I know where there is a "Mini 12" for sale in Williamstown, complete rig, sails etc but no trailer. Was on Ebay for $1,000 earlier...
Thank you Doug I have known of the Neo for a number of years - very impressive yacht, but the concept of following and joining in the Mumm tour...
As you'll probably know by now Jessica ran into a freighter after about 24hrs at sea heading down to Sydney. Obviously, the radar proximity...
At my Club - RYCV Williamstown, there are a number of Diamonds (over 8 currently and all sail in Class specs) and in Club races they actually have...
Due to the constant power of an electric, larger diameter props with higher pitch are used. These are more efficient, with less slip so power is...
Seating a Wheelchair Hi Tspeer The wheelchair won't be used on board but I'll be swinging onto yacht in a harness on the boom. Then I'll have...
