I just bought an old naval ships bell on eBay.
The first offical purchase for the as yet unnamed boat.
...I guess I'm committed now.
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You probably don't have time to wade thru the rest of this nonsense, so here's the skinny:
I intend to scratch build an ultra-light epoxyed plywood pontoon boat with a deck area of about 7 ' by 14' on 16 ' pontoons.
The craft will be powered by two 24V DC motors. The power will come from eight 12V Deep cycle marine (lead/acid) batteries that will be charged by solar panels and small vertical axis wind turbines.
The system will be split into two separate, isolated units
with one motor, two pairs of batteries, 2 wind turbines and solar array for each side.
The craft itself is still on the drawing board, there's some details left to work out but they're minor.
The current design displaces over 2200 pounds with only a 12" draught.
The plan is to take this boat from as far up the Mississippi as she can navigate down to New Orleans,
relying only on the solar and wind generated electricity she can create on board.
Some older projects:
Current drawings
If you happen to live along the Mississippi River...
I could use your help.
I have to keep the boat small and light because of power restrictions, so I'm not able to carry a lot of stuff. (spare parts, non perishables)
I'm sure there will also be a few things I didn't think I needed and I'm not going to be able to just tie up along side the SS Walmart for a shopping spree.
I'd like to find some folks I could use as "ship-to" addresses along the route.
If I find I need something along the way, I could have my "support team" ship it to your address and I can pick it up from you.
I admit there's nothing much in it for you, it's not like there's a lot to tour on a 7 by 14 foot boat.
...and I'll probably be pretty ripe after a couple of months with no place to bathe or shave but the river.
But you'll get to meet Elvis
(the dog, not the King)
and I'll include you in the film.
What should I bring along...
....besides the dog?
He's around the size and weight of a cement block, (and about as smart).
but he makes a good burglar alarm!
Definite:
laptop
still camera
video camera
binoculars
fishing pole
Mark Twain novels
Maybe:
bicycle
GPS
Marine Band radio
the 1911 or the 1897?
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