Would you like going on your nearest river or sea or ocean in a summer day? Would you like cruising all day powered only by a solar battery? Well, for 10,500$ you could. Hammacher Schlemmer has built a small solar powered boat for two.
Because the batteries hold up to a 6-hour charge, the boat can be used at night as well; for extended nighttime operation the batteries can be recharged from an outside source.
With its fiberglass hull and powder-coated aluminum superstructure that holds the solar panel, the boat is completely maintenance-free and 100% environmentally-friendly, and can navigate shallow waters, thanks to its 1-foot draught.
It includes specially-designed galvanized iron boat trailer. A Coast-Guard-approved life jacket should be worn at all times while aboard the boat.
Pretty good for a gift… a little expensive one, but still an idea.
I imagine it wouldn’t be so hard to make yourself one of these… an electric motor, a second-hand solar cell, some car batteries, and of course, a small boat. Just any boat would do the trick. Just for clean, green, silent fun.
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This is horrible information. Why don’t you include a link to the site itself?
It is good information!
It is good information!
great idea, but maybe you can find the same technologies but at really low cost in China, you just have to pay the transport.