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Re: Other: Solar Powered kayak
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 11/28/2007, 10:59 am
In Response To: Other: Solar Powered kayak *LINK* (Jesper B)

I'd be curous if the output of the rather small solar cells is greater than the load of the motor driving the kayak. I wonder what speed is the balance point.

That said, I like the setup because the kayak can still be used in the traditional manner.

Someone questioned the effort required to carry this hybrid kayak to the water for launching and it stuck me that maybe part of the definition of a kayak is that it can be carried by the paddler(s), i.e., a single kayak should be carriable by one person, a double by two . . .

Mike Scarborough
Friendship Kayak

Messages In This Thread

Other: Solar Powered kayak *LINK*
Jesper B -- 11/27/2007, 9:17 am
Re: Other Jet Powered kayak *LINK* *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/30/2007, 2:14 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 11/29/2007, 12:24 am
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/28/2007, 2:15 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 11/28/2007, 10:59 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/28/2007, 1:58 am
You gonna build one?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/29/2007, 6:21 pm
Re: You gonna build one?
Bill Hamm -- 11/30/2007, 10:50 am
Solar Powered kayak
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 11/27/2007, 5:43 pm
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Mike Savage -- 11/27/2007, 1:39 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/28/2007, 10:12 am
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Mike Savage -- 11/28/2007, 11:03 am
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/28/2007, 12:08 pm
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Mike Savage -- 11/28/2007, 4:38 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/28/2007, 5:22 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/29/2007, 12:36 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 11/29/2007, 6:30 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/29/2007, 6:44 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/30/2007, 1:05 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 11/30/2007, 8:33 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 12/3/2007, 2:24 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 12/3/2007, 3:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/30/2007, 10:47 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 11/29/2007, 11:23 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/29/2007, 1:11 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/30/2007, 1:03 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/29/2007, 1:07 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/29/2007, 1:26 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/29/2007, 5:31 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/30/2007, 12:19 pm
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Mike Savage -- 11/28/2007, 8:02 pm
Solar Powered kayak
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 11/29/2007, 12:29 pm
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TOM RAYMOND -- 11/28/2007, 1:14 pm