It may even require ballast, which the batteries can pull double-duty for.
From memory its a 5.4kw array with 8kw motor. At 400w it can (on a calm inland sea) cruise at around 3 knots. Top speed of ~9 knots.
Its made from plywood so its super light. he wants to take it across the atlantic, which I think is brave given that its not got any compartments(that I could see in the video), so any breech means it'll sink in minutes.
(have yachting friends in the cruising around the world way, not the wealthy yachting way)
The inanity of over fitting your design to one particular function and ignoring all others and then pretending you've achieved something significant. It really is a hallmark of this particular ideology.
So overall I'd say for $10k for power and another $5-10k for motor.
All available information seems to be in this youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX5EraBZ0As
There are a couple of shots of the plywood construction, but no hard information. At one point he shows the camera the power control interface, and at another he shows the outboard motor, both of which seem to be off-the-shelf at https://www.epropulsion.com/
Clickbait article, that's not worth anyone's time.
By my estimate whole setup would cost less than a single marine diesel engine.
zitterbewegung•2h ago