Here is a update
we have the boat upside down primed and painted white
my kids want to put american flag down both sides so we'll see how it works
after the paint then we flip over the boat add the solar panels and picaxe controlled self addressable leds on the sides
and boom its done ...
hi everyone (sadly i'm still around :) )
Nice to see your info and slowly the new ideas on fire
I bought a few electric fireplaces and best i could do
is make perfect burning coals or ashes ...I should have took videos
but forgot and gave them to friends who are blind and appreciate...
I second that of Lbenson said....... very good info " my solar generator"
lbenson --- not to expect the lifePO4 in a couple months?? did you select turtle express? jk it is crazy how many boats are sitting
of shore waiting to unload.....I almost am getting the list done so hopefully...
Update 1.0
I cleaned my shop out (2.5 days no pay) and put the boat inside it .....
and yup that is snow we had a snow storm which someone ordered! maybe if i get enough solar on this boat i can plow the driveway too
I am going to try to get the boat and me on a diet....maybe lose 600 lbs of...
thanks... I was watching him ..he keeps it simple ..so i can only watch it 4 times to understand
I might do a few cool things since i have all winter to piece together
let me know how the lifepo4 batterys are if you get em ...maybe i'll try them too
coal furnace? ha ...I never actually seen...
Ha I love every bit of all the response and its good info ....I wish I could understand more but its fun pretending
thanks mikey and papa and you ....and seems everyone needs a plumber so i have been busy
and I should tell my customers that they can make a donation for my boat because after I...
right on Mikey thanks for posting
I have the boat next to the shop but have to get the shop cleaned out to fit it in then
phase 1 begins strip boat
phase 4 - build a controller like yours
ya I was planning that when i end up with a extra bag of cash
( making a catamaran that folds up in the middle so to hull under 8' wide )
but thanks for the boat video ....its kinda exactly what i was planning on doing only alot more solar power
my boat weighs about 1000 and after i strip it...
my math is horrible and everyone knows ...thats why I have picaxe....and the IRS correcting me (of course with a fee! jk)
okay so now i am understanding more of what the solar panel is dishing out in a watt kinda view
the panels are these...
Ok that makes sense thanks .....I'm still waiting for a mppt controller
Ok so is the going rate of solar panels watts per hour? 100 watts means 60 minutes which means .6 watts per minute
I guess I confused my self again....so my panels are pushing 3 amps at 3 volts so 3X3= 9watt a...
Ok thats what i wanted to hear ...mine are only getting like 15 watts
they must measure the wattage of them at the peak brightness of nuclear bomb
I just had installed a solar pump for a buddy of mine and the pump I believe was brush 12v 50 watt motor
which like you said and i say in...
thanks for that Flenser ...i seen some videos on how hard it is to pedal power which is interesting but I am still going to try build one for testing
I did some testing last week with my horrible solar power
I had 3 "25" watt panels in parallel and since it was 104 F degrees out
the...
Well very good questions Papaof2 !
the boat? I was going to use a paddle one but like you say not good on stability
I was hoping to find old damaged pontoon but looks like half of the world is looking as well
my bro gave me a sad old looking 17' aluminum starcraft closed bow with no...
Hi Everyone its been a long time since I blabbed here but
In the last 3 weeks I've been kicking around the idea of using solar for a cool project....like a full size "solar" boat.
so if you look out side and the sky starts turning gray and less sun ...don't worry It's just me screwing...