This is exactly how the hull shape will look like. I will post a video showing all the steps how these plugs were made! The top part will actually be more complex – there will be grooves for solar panels, but I will accomplish it by modifying the mold.
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Just a quick update – manual hot wire cutting didn’t provide acceptable results, so I have put together this foam cutting CNC machine, making the cuts easily and precisely. The foam hull will be used for building the mold.
After countless hours of experimenting, calculating, fine-tuning, talking with experts from different fields and reworking, here is the final design. It looks realistic, but it’s just a computer model! Key improvements: More streamlined and balanced hull Boat length is reduced to two meters Unique rudder design never seen before Improved keel Flap controlled by a…
Here’s a video of the small-scale model that has been built to test the concept. I’m really excited that this wingsail works surprisingly well. Now I’m confident in the design, so this experiment was the last one. It’s time to start building the ocean-going boat! I have a long todo list of design improvements based…
This is a small-scale model of the boat. It has been built to test and tweak the concept before spending a lot more time building the bigger boat for extreme ocean conditions. It also makes software development pretty easy. I’ve got plenty of new design ideas while testing. The first tests went really good, but…