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Solar Powered Catamaran

December 25by powermyhome

Simon from “Finding Simon” has transformed this derelict sailboat into an epic off-grid solar-powered and fossil-fuel-free cruising catamaran. He’s been living aboard and renovating the boat for the past 3.5 years We’re excited to show you the transformation as well as how he plans to propel the boat without the use of diesel or fossil fuels!


‘Old Dog’ is a 1976 Wharram Oro 47, which is a Po
lynesian canoe cat-style boat.

 

Simon purchased it for $5000 CAD after it had been sitting in the same spot for 12 years (looking back he probably wouldn’t have paid that much for it!). To transform the boat to a fully electric sailboat, Simon removed the diesel engine and replaced it with an HP EV AC 12 kW engine, and installed 16 x 330 Watt solar panels (5280 Watts total), and nearly 20 kW hours of lithium battery power. He also plans to add an equivalent amount of wind turbines on the boat for days and seasons when there’s less sun. And of course, he’ll eventually have some sails and a couple of telescoping masts. The living space inside the boat includes 4 berths, a mechanical room, a head bathroom with a washing machine, a massive galley, two cockpits (yet to be built), and a settee lounge area. Outside there’s a great back deck and eventually, there will be a space to lounge upfront as well.

You can follow Finding Simon’s inspiring boat building and liveaboard adventures here:

https://www.youtube.com/c/findingsimon 

https://www.instagram.com/Finding_Simon/

 

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