I've been following this build with great interest. This boat ticks so many of the boxes of my "dream cat". I like that it doesn't sacrifice performance for unnecessary comfort. And that it's lightweight and has no wooden bits! A few questions:
1) with the lines all on the roof, how do you envisage the solar layout working? My experience with solar panels is that a line of shade (like from a line over it) drastically reduces the panel's output so you'd ideally want to route them between the panels. Or are you not envisaging much solar?
2) Do you have a layout of the port "owner's" cabin? All the marketing renderings that I've seen seem to show the 4cabin layout.
3) Regarding the sugar scoops... what is the reasoning behind the design of the aft end, where the hull sides maintain their height all the way to the back? Most other cats seem to taper the freeboard down, following the lines of the sugar scoops. Is this just aesthetic? or to improve safety? I'd imagine this high freeboard aft would be detrimental to performance due to increased windage.
4) How much battery capacity are you going to install?
5) Which Oceanvolt system are you installing? Their Servoprop system looks very interesting for efficient power generation, but it's quite expensive. Did you consider pod drives, like the Torqeedo system?
1. All lines are run from the mast directly aft underneath the boom. Lines then split close the helm stations. Solar is very important and we are looking at about 3000 Watts being fitted to the available roof area.
2. The boat is semi custom so you could change the interior to your own preference. I'll see if I can get a render of our choice. We opted for a transverse queen size bed in the front, a walk in closet slightly forward in the bow area. Coming down the stairs in the port hull will have storage, a desk and the bed to your right. To the left is our heads and shower.
3. The boat being as sleek as it is, I don't think the aft design will have any major effect. I'm trusting Carkeek design in their aesthetic and performance desicions. It does make the boat stand out though.
4. The battery bank is 43.2 kWh at 48 volts. 3600 amp hours at 12v or 900 amp hours at 48 volts.
5. We did consider other manufacturers. In our opinion Oceanvolt with their Servoprop is the best if Regen is important. And Regen is very important to us considering the performance of the SQ46. We decided to go with their full electric option, not the hybrid DC generator one.
how do I edit a post? So many mistakes above...
Short but loaded sentence there. Can cause expectations which are not met.
