Since launch three years ago, our solar boat, Stillness, has never been plugged in to the grid and has easily got all the power she needs from the solar panels on the roof. She quite regularly does the trip to Lake Cootharaba and typically at the end of the day…
Seems like I have been banging on about stock shortage for too long now and so its time to talk about batteries instead. Steve Williams has just installed an Electroprop 5kw motor powered by a pair of Torqeedo Power 26-104 batteries on Echo, and Endeavour 26. Steve sails out of…
Col Campey chose a harryproa because of the many practical advantages they offer over other multihulls, and so its no surprise that he has chosen twin Cruise 4 outboards because of the practical advantages they offer over regular petrol outboards. Col’s Rare Bird is a 50ft proa designed by Rob…
Kathryn and Stephen’s solar boat trip to Lake Cootharaba had more excitement that they bargained for… They left from Noosa Marina and headed for Lake Cootharaba for a six hour gentle boat trip. On the return journey the bushfire came right to the river bank. Flaming embers allowed the fire…
[updated to include latest battery info] I’m often asked about range extension for a 1003, and occasionally for an Ultralight. Of course it would be great if we could connect these motors to the large Torqeedo battery—the 26-104. Alas, the voltage is different and it does not have a GPS…
Its been a while since I wrote about the solar boat… it has been with the builder since October and has recently been delivered with its survey papers, which means it will be available for hire fairly soon. The boat is currently at Monty’s boatyard for some modifications to include…
In just a few days a Torqeedo powered solar canoe will embark on a trip down the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. If the weather is right they plan to leave on 16th June to journey from Chicago to New Orleans in a trimaran canoe of 22ft.
This is a followup to the story about the solar powered zodiac trip Claude and I did from Pittwater to Sydney a while back… I’ve now prepared a video of that trip for your enjoyment. Its posted on youtube and and available here on this page. The trip was an…
The Caboolture River is a quiet picturesque river not far from Brisbane which offers a delightful cruise for a solar boat.
I’ll write more about this soon, but to be going on with, here is a link to a video of the launching of Stillness