Colin: Good Luck, Count on my support from the sidelines... Will be following your progress and looking forward to each new update and...
Choosethisday, Well, I encourage you to get the Mirage unit, rig it up and put it to use. Get out on the water and enjoy it.... It'll...
Choosethisday, For simplicity and easy 4-6 mph speeds, you might look into an in-line fish tail arrangement. Harry Byran recently did an...
RE: Mirage - Catamaran ChooseThisDay, I'm glad my rambled thoughts made some sense... Not sure if the back and forth power input could be...
RE: Mirage - Catamaran Choosethisday, I'm not an engineer, nor am I an expert.... (but it has never stopped me from sharing my opinions). It's...
Farewell, Good Luck, We Will Miss You, Rick Wow.... I'm devastated by the news that Rick has decided to leave the forum.... His insights...
Appreciate the advise. I'm well versed in plywood and epoxy construction -- have built several boats that way. And I've made too many models to...
Rick: The design looks fabulous! No doubt, if I can ever get a grasp on DelftShip, someday in the distant future, I'll be able to produce...
So I want to start some discussion on the advantages/disadvantages of using one vs. two electric motors. With one, it would obviously be setup...
Something like that might have some potential, but I feel it would require very still water to operate well in. Any waves, or motion would cause...
We're here in the glorious LowCountry of South Carolina -- surrounded by islands and rivers and salt marsh along the oceanside. Lots of...
Thanks for the links! As I eventually get a much more refined set of specific parameters, I'm hoping, collectively, we can pick the most...
Many thanks for your contributions. I've got the 3 files, and am working on learning DelftShip sufficiently to view what they represent. In...
Hi, Thanks for the feedback.... Yeah, I'm inclined to agree with you. I never wanted to 'fly' or skim above the water, was just hoping to...
A 24V LiFePO4 20Ah battery weighs 4.9kg (10.8lbs). Using Rick's estimate of the 5kWh required, indicates at least 10 batteries would be needed,...
Hi Jeremy, I've been looking forward to your feedback. I respect your background and the wealth of knowledge you bring to this picnic. So,...
Rick: Did I miss the attachments? Were they part of your post...? Is it my computer or internet connection? Would you send them again?...
My high school didn't offer physics (which to this day, I still find hard to believe...), so let me know if I'm running circles in wrong...
There's no race rules or constraints of any kind -- except that the boat be electrically powered. Someone used 'kite-assist' in a race, but was...
Jeremy, She looks sweet. The Winsome hull design is really elegant looking. Keep us posted... we've all been waiting, too! And...
