Seems possible she's motor sailing and sea water cooled?

Good Idea I will look at putting solar there to see how I might do it. I agree on the power vs speed. I have been pleasantly surprised also. I think the long and narrow hull helps. This boat is also really light for it's size.

I just uploaded another video of a 20NM trip on a calm day. 20NM average speed 4.7 knots, I used just over 3kw.

Yes I have been out in the Guider several times a week this summer. It is my favorite for a few hours of sailing by myself.

@@gavinwatson344 It is good to know you have been out on it. I enjoyed your build videos and have been watching for adventure videos but see you have been busy. Take care.

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Thanks Taylan good suggestion I will do that.

Thanks for recommending her channel. I watched two videos. She is figuring it out. I so much want to give her two hours of this is how you should do these things like mixing epoxy and the consistency it should be after adding filler etc. It is going to be very tough doing it in a cold environment.

I am not sure yet. The plan for this year is to get it in the water and use it without any cabin. While we are testing range and functionality we will figure out what additional structure would suit us best. I am thinking a bit of a forward cuddy cabin and something to get under mid ship but I am not sure yet if that will be a flexible top or something more rigid. I would love to have some solar panels on a rooftop to augment our range (solar sailing) but I don't know how realistic that is yet. I also want to keep the weight down for anything high. Our son is 6'5" so if we have any standing headroom it will need to be up there.

Yes I am a big fan of keeping things as flexible as possible.

I love your channel! Thanks so much for all your videos. The Idaho is a great design. So simple and efficient. I had come up with several design ideas that were all going to be more complex and probably would have been less efficient. I knew I needed something very long and narrow. I was targeting about 30 feet, but I was concerned about how narrow I could go. When I saw your videos it changed my thinking. I realized that 5-6 feet wide would be very workable. I ordered a set of plans for the Idaho and started there. Where we will be using this boat in Penobscot bay it can get quite rough in the afternoons when the South West wind frequently comes up at about 20 - 25 knots and the waves can easily get to 3-4 feet. Based on that I decided to go just a bit wider and a bit more freeboard and narrower entry at the water line and a higher bow. Keeping the battery weight low will also help a lot. Most power boat designs just make big holes in the water at low speeds and use huge amounts of energy unless they are up on a plane. Even on a plane they use a lot of power. They really can't just cruise along at 6-8 knots so you can enjoy the scenery without leaving a massive wake. My hope is that these sorts of boats catch on as something people can build themselves and enjoy time on the water or for aquaculture kelp or scallop farming etc. where there is no need to go miles offshore. Inexpensive to build and inexpensive to fuel with either gas or electric.

Thanks so much.

Great! I would be happy to talk to them about it if they would like to chat.

Thanks Alex! Looking forward to working on the Outboards and batteries with you!

Actually I did do the buoyancy calculations. It is not difficult and the numbers (other than the weight of the batteries) came out just a bit heavier than the Bolger Idaho design which is very similar in size and construction and exactly what I expected. Of course I also have the weight of the batteries factored in. This is not my first boat design or build.

Yes so sorry. I know I do that a lot. I am not going for a good quality video. This is about the boat and getting the videos out there to anyone interested in something like this. Time I spend editing or doing retakes is time not working on the project. If I was more clever I could probably get an AI to fix it for me.

Thanks so much!

Thanks Chris. Yes I like the double ender and the yawl look. The cockpit is small for the length of boat but comfortable for one or two people. The article was very good.

Haha, you try making a video and speaking unscripted. It's not easy and he said less ummms than I do 😂