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Old 07-19-2022, 11:55 PM   #75
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Originally Posted by Kit_L View Post
Joining this thread; in time we will be hybrid-electrifying Suu Kyi. A bit like hybrid cars having the smallest carbon footprint of all vehicles (considering manufacture of batteries and the boat itself, whole of life), I think hybrid boats are the foreseeable future. Thanks to the TF team for creating this thread; it's exciting.

By hybrid, I mean small DC or AC generator coupled to a modest Li-Fe-PO4 battery bank, and solar panels—our vessel is perfect for this. We have done some initial calculations, and our efficient top speed will be 9Kn, rather than the 15kn it is now, and that's a sacrifice I make happily.
Any idea of your long-range speed? Obviously depends on the genset size...
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