new yacht design
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Magic Number
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I wonder why he didn't consider wave power as well
sarabande
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unless he's got a neat method of altering the vertical angle of the solar panels, they are only going to be really effective in the morning and evening ?
What about a yard hung horizontally with the panels hanging below ? They can then be trimmed to the normal angle of the sun, and - heaven forfend ! - could even be used as sails, just as the Vikings did a couple of thousand years ago.
Nice journalistic prose though. I hadn't fully realised that living on a motor-sailer was an oxymoron.
What about a yard hung horizontally with the panels hanging below ? They can then be trimmed to the normal angle of the sun, and - heaven forfend ! - could even be used as sails, just as the Vikings did a couple of thousand years ago.
Nice journalistic prose though. I hadn't fully realised that living on a motor-sailer was an oxymoron.
temptress
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Soliloquy's design also means that her solar panels can rotate on pivots,............
tmh900
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I wondered how it would handle a stiff breeze - I guess the 'sails' rotate so they can be feathered (if that is the correct term - i.e. reduce windage). But on a dark day or with power failure, I guess the boat could spend some time on its side.
panthablue
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Maybe if he keeps the "sails" stiff he could use them like proper sails