Practical Solar Electric Marine Transportation, Solar Sal

Practical solar electric transportation is now possible, but only with specialized design for marine environments. Solar Sal, a 40 foot wooden solar electric boat, started as a school based project and is now headed to commercial manufacture and use based on a patent pending design.

No smell, (almost) no noise, no fossil fuels and free energy can be combined with efficient components and renewable wooden parts, to make efficient solar electric marine transportation.

1. Practical Solar Electric Marine Transportation, Solar Sal
 for a clean quiet front yard World Canal Conference Inverness, Scotland 21 September 2016 Capt. David Borton, Ph.D.
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3. Lock 2 of the Erie Canal Traveling from the Hudson River to Lake Erie
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9. Speed vs Watts 0 1.75 3.5 5.25 7 0 750 1500 2250 3000 Motor Power, Watts Speed in MPH – Blue Speed in Knots – Red Sol
11. Solar Electric Boat Comparison Sirius 12 ton cargo Boat: Teal Sun Sol Solar Sal Hull (ft) material 20 AL 20 AL 25 Wood 40 Wood PV (Watts) 250 600 1300 5200 System Volts 12 12 24 48 Battery (WH) 3600 4800 7500 30,0000 Motor (Watts) 360 600 2000 8000
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32. Coming in 2017 Solar Sal 44 Touring Boat
34. Solar Sal 44 - Patent Pending
35. Solar Sal 44 - Tour Boat Version
36. Coming Soon Solar Sal Cruiser
37. Practical Solar Electric Marine Transportation, Solar Sal
 for a clean quiet front yard World Canal Conference Inverness, Scotland 21 September 2016 Capt. David Borton, Ph.D.