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?

**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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**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 ...

**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"?

**CUDA** · 08-26-2022, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by David - WI

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

The tech is now coming on line to make super thin solar sheets, I believe you will see solar installed between the gel coat and fiber in the mold from factory, I used a very little solar panel on top of a skid steer about 14x20 inch I leave at my dump site where there is no power, I have since installed a new starter and fixed the problem but it kept the battery fully charged, diesels like to spin fast to start, I was just showing that solar is getting cheaper and better designs all the time.
If this post is read 10 years from now you will realize how time have changed because those heavy batteries we use today will be a antique design that we joke about, but It's all we have today, this whole industry is just starting to show many different ideas to cure the problems that are faced with lithium, cobalt, nickel.

https://youtu.be/tQmFVcD-Mbo

Clueless

**Instigator** · 07-17-2023, 04:54 PM

Rut Roh!

Got this in one of my trade news letters and thought, WOW, a 33% drop in sales for Vision Boats in a quarter is huge!
Ask Anheuser Busch!

But then you read the rest of the story and learn that “net loss” (rut roh!) went from 1.47 million 3rd qtr last yr 2.34$ for same time this yr!

For 9 months, yr to yr, net loss doubled!

Our gvmt and state run medias fkg smoke and mirrors only works so long before the sheep catch on.

https://www.tradeonlytoday.com/indus...s-losses-on-q3

**Beak Boater** · 08-26-2022, 11:19 AM

Hey Cuda....Real Classy. To wish someone dead because you disagree with their opinion, shows how much you really need help.

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[/QUOTE]

**Chaz** · 08-26-2022, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by beak boater

hey cuda....real classy. To wish someone dead because you disagree with their opinion, shows how much you really need help.

One must remember that CRUD is a special kind of stupid. He's for "free speech" as long as it align's with the anti-AMERICA movement he belongs too ... he and a couple others here are an island unto themselves.

He thinks 10,000 words from others thoughts are chaff enough that we will forget.
(yes the dark garbage he posts have actually locked the site before. Look above, he did a pretty poor job once again of his signature cut and paste jobs .. LMAO )

CRUD .. the math too hard for you .. or is it someone already helped you and you found out that it will take a full day + to go 22 miles .. Only an idiot would spend the time money and effort to go in that direction .. come to think of it, you'd be a perfect fit ..

22 miles , 1.5 miles at a time .. stop 14+ time's to charge for an hour and 45 minutes ... tard thinking at it's finest ...

**joneill** · 08-21-2022, 07:35 AM

Very cool

**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.

**pcrussell50** · 09-13-2022, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by Brad Zastrow

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.

Airplanes too. The power required is immense. You will never fly from LAX to Paris or Honolulu in a lithium ion battery powered commercial airplane. It is physically not possible. And there are other issues as well relating to both fire and safety, even for short haul/commuter airplanes, (think LAX to San Diego). Lithium Ion had been around for more than thirty years as the top dog, and nothing has replaced it. None of the promising replacement technologies have panned out. And liIon cannot be refined or improved enough to change or revolutionize it’s horrific energy density. It is already flirting with the ragged edge of being a bomb, as it is. Even in an ideal situation like a road car, the long range Tesla Model S weighs close as makes no difference to 5000 lbs. The Rivian truck weighs nearly 8000lbs and is about the size of a Honda Ridgeline. Imagine what a battery minivan or full sized SUV with good range would weigh? 10,000lbs maybe?

We have a ways to go before we become an electric transportation society.

-Peter