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Trev

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Joined: 15/07/2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 676

Posted: 11:34pm 16 Jan 2024

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Solar panels as a sail ????? I always wondered how much wind would it take to tip the boat over. I had Dale hold the boat while i pulled on the strap. i could not pull it over. So we tied the strap to the trailer and both push on the boat. It was a very hard push but we did manage to get it to balance point. Dale held it on balance while I got some pictures. It will need a gale force wind to tip this boat over.

The boat is very stable driving around. We had the L10 (10HP) motor on at the time.

Trev @ drivebynature.com

Revlac

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Joined: 31/12/2016
Location: Australia
Posts: 1114

Posted: 12:23am 17 Jan 2024

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Hi Trev,
Depending on conditions it might be more likely to stay upright.
I have 2 (Actually 3) pole mounted solar array's that can tilt if I need, when it gets windy it forces the panels to sit horizontal, so I let it sit horizontal and then the wind has very little force against it, however this pole and pivot is dead centre of the solar array.
Looks good BTW, have fun with it

Cheers Aaron
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Trev

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Posted: 12:52am 17 Jan 2024

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New motor X20. Said to be equivalent 20HP.

Km/hr Amps
2 1.7
3 3
4 5.4
5 6.8
6 9.8
7 15.3
8 21
9 26
10 40
11
12
13 68
14
15 90
16 97
17 114
18 120
19 140
20 160
21 174
22 188
23 195 full throttle

This boat is now for sale. It has the Australian Builders plate. Flotation foam is over 1000kg of water displacement. Impossible to sink. Any combination you like, Boat only, Boat with choice of motor, with or without trailer. Please contact me direct. Contacts are in the website, in the sig line below.
Edited 2024-01-17 11:17 by Trev

Trev @ drivebynature.com

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