electric catamaran boat to set world record

**noli** · 08-20-2022, 01:14 PM

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Rey Marino (may he rest in peace) would be very proud right about now to see his work become a world record holder

SpeedOnTheWater Electric Hellkat

"Vision Marine Technologies Testing Electric-Powered 32-Foot Cat With 100-Plus-MPH Goal In Mind At Shootout"

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**noli** · 08-20-2022, 01:18 PM

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I'm sure that Vision Marine Technologies had reached out to multiple cat builders to do this proof-of-concept, but for whatever reason the other cat companies was either too busy because of timelines or what, Rey saw a glimpse of the future in his project to help build an electric-powered catamaran boat...another testament that Rey was way ahead of his time..

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**scott reierson** · 08-20-2022, 06:26 PM

Cool..How do I get one of those?

**joneill** · 08-21-2022, 07:35 AM

Very cool

**noli** · 08-21-2022, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by scott reierson

Cool..How do I get one of those?

perhaps @turboeddie can help connect you with Hellkats Powerboats

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**Brad Zastrow** · 08-22-2022, 08:56 AM

I am a big fan of EV's. My wife owns a Tesla. A car takes very little power to cruise down the highway. I recall around 25hp to hold a steady speed. A boat takes a lot of power to cruise at even 60 mph. I assume the range will be very, very low on an electric boat. Adding more heavy batteries for range will not be the answer. In a short run the torque of electric motors on a boat should be good in a Shootout event. The technology is not there yet for large electric boats. Things are changing fast in the EV world. Look at Dodge announcing the gas muscle car is no longer after 2024.

**John S** · 08-24-2022, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by scott reierson

Cool..How do I get one of those?

Money. Bring lots of it.

Beautiful rig. Wonder why they went outboard. I guess it's easier to package? I would think getting the weight of the motors forward would be beneficial, and use drives. But sure they've thought aboot it more than me. Guess that area is for the batteries. Crazy what people are coming up with these days.

**Chaz** · 08-24-2022, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by scott reierson

Cool..How do I get one of those?

Which do you want ... ???

The plastic model in post #1

or

A 32' Hellkat as seen in post #2

Post #1 .. I rekkon ya could pull it around the bathtub with a string, or step out and pull it across the pool with a fishin pole.

Post #2 .. Poor Maytags on spin cycle can barely go fast enough .. to get the hull almost to the point where it's ready to belch the water out of the tunnel ..

Mid-term's are almost here ... we won't have to put up with all this Blunder Buck Butter / AOCtard garbage much longer ...

Hey kid .. fill it up with 440V .. I gotz 8 hrs to wait. ..

What, ya only gotz 90 rec and diesel ...

Hello -- Sea-Tow ...

**JLanier571** · 08-24-2022, 09:06 PM

https://m.facebook.com/groups/speedb...2239832910962/

**Instigator** · 08-25-2022, 06:21 AM

Wasn’t Shaun Torennte involved in this, when announced, a while back?

**XstreamVking** · 08-25-2022, 06:58 AM

Leave the battery’s in it and add a hydrogen cell to power the electric engines. Or better yet change up to hydrogen engines and ditch the batts. Then you might have a viable project with a realistic range that would actually do as intended. A pure EV boat will always be looking for its next stop to recharge every two hours. Jm2cts

**boostalmighty** · 08-25-2022, 10:14 AM

they probably kept it outboards so that when theyre done playing around with this crap they can just drop a couple 300r and not have to do a lot of surgery to rerig

**Beak Boater** · 08-25-2022, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Instigator

Wasn’t Shaun Torennte involved in this, when announced, a while back?

watch the video in the link above

**CUDA** · 08-25-2022, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Chaz

Which do you want ... ???

The plastic model in post #1

or

A 32' Hellkat as seen in post #2

Post #1 .. I rekkon ya could pull it around the bathtub with a string, or step out and pull it across the pool with a fishin pole.

Post #2 .. Poor Maytags on spin cycle can barely go fast enough .. to get the hull almost to the point where it's ready to belch the water out of the tunnel ..

Mid-term's are almost here ... we won't have to put up with all this Blunder Buck Butter / AOCtard garbage much longer ...

Hey kid .. fill it up with 440V .. I gotz 8 hrs to wait. ..

What, ya only gotz 90 rec and diesel ...

Hello -- Sea-Tow ...

Clueless old Fart is here to destroy another thread, was hoping you passed.

That boat is Bad love the sound, the next generation batteries will make it a normal reality, they have solar film out you could cover that big flat deck and have FREE power.

https://www.bougerv.com/products/200...hoCWcEQAvD_BwE

**David - WI** · 08-25-2022, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by CUDA

Clueless old Fart is here to destroy another thread, was hoping you passed.

That boat is Bad love the sound, the next generation batteries will make it a normal reality, they have solar film out you could cover that big flat deck and have FREE power.

https://www.bougerv.com/products/200...hoCWcEQAvD_BwE

In full sunlight those 2' x 6' panels are each good for 1/4 hp... and you call someone else "clueless"?