Building an ALUMINUM Sailboat Pt 7 - HYBRID Power on a Sailboat: Offshore STARLINK Video Conference!
December 04, 2022 by Distant Shores TV | Language: EN Play Time: 00:18:42 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
This time on Distant Shores we discuss the pros and cons of using a hybrid drive on a sailboat with former SpaceX engineer and sailor, Casey Schilling. We record a video conference with him while he’s 50 miles offshore using Starlink! Check out the results and learn how hybrid drives work too.
#sailboat #hybrid #starlink
Index
00:00 Introduction
00:41 Building our first boat
01:39 Our first voyage
02:30 New Hybrid technology
03:12 Spacex Engineer Casey Zoom on Starlink
07:47 What is a Parallel Hybrid sailboat drive system
08:41 What is a Serial Hybrid?
09:54 What about electric cooking?
10:39 Cost of lithium batteries for sailboats
12:47 Heating water and electric cooking use with lithium
17:09 Conclusion
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Casey Schilling, S/V Endless Playtime
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