Technical details of projects or products
A close encounter with a rock has brought an unexpected benefit for David on his Sea Eagle inflatable kayak. (See the earlier post for details of his setup.) The standard two-bladed prop of the 1003 was damaged irretrievably and as we had a three bladed prop available (as standard on…
What will we call the boat? Well, we’re here on Brown Lake at Straddie and we’re worried about the Bunyip that Pete has warned us about so if we name it after him surely he’ll leave us alone… But it needs two names. What about Green Bunyip because the research…
Report on Torqeedo 1003 Trial on Payne 7 keelboat Trial installation The motor we used for the test is a Travel 1003 which I use on my dinghy to get to and from my boat and for doing demonstrations such as this. I’ve had this one for about two months…
In the June 2010 issue of Seakayaker magazine there’s an interesting report on the Ultralight. The interesting thing is the extra speed they got from their kayak by adding simple streamlining the the shaft of the Ultralight. It makes a big improvement—increasing the speed from 4.25 knots to 5.5 knots—and…