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Originally Posted by Shortstop
We went yesterday. I thought the most interesting was the solar powered. They had a 33' and 41ish' The 33' was about $330k (I think) and could run for 4 hours at 5 knots. They said top speed was ~15 knots under motor power. It also had a VW Passat diesel. Interesting cabin features, like a transom that laid down making for a large aft and a kitchen placed in that aft section. I expected a huge bank of batteries, but was shown the only battery is a single high tech battery about twice the size of my car battery. The battery cost about $10k and should last 10 years, but with Teslas push, battery prices are expected to fall. Boat has a 600 mile cruise range under 'normal' conditions. 33' was the smallest they make. I expect we will see this solar concept grow as tech advances and they can start getting adequate speeds. I did the math and with the gas I could save - the boat would pay itself off in 57 years, I'll only be 148 then...
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We went the opening weekend, and you could not get near those two boats the line was too long.
I did go on one of the Tug style boats there and on the largest one, the whole roof, other than the upper control station was solar panels.