Solar powered boating made easy.

You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you. '' Joseph Campbell '' D.I.Y. often refers to  "Do It Yourself " projects. Here, however, in my opinion, is the  true meaning of D.I.Y. Dynamic Ingenuity Yield .  Solar Electric  Powered Boats are one step ahead.  🌬Wind is the " fuel " for sailing boats. The sun🌞 or visible light is the " fuel " for solar powered boats.  Wind is die aandryfmiddel vir Seilbote en die son of sigbare lig is die aamdryfmiddel vir Sonbote.  Die son se energie is die oorsaak van alle wind en weerkondisies op aarde. Sonbote gebruik dus die sonkrag direk vir aandrywing. 🌏 The earth's main energy sourse is the sun, and the sun's heat causes all wind and weather conditions. ⛈️🌤⚡️🌞 Some benefits of the Solar Powered Boat.   A comparison between sailing boats and solar powered boats were made as both types use clean renewable energy for propulsion. Solar Powered Boats a

If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path. ''Joseph Campbell'' March 2018 With an improved boat we were confident that we would get much further this time. Preparing the boat for the trip. 140kg of survival equipment loaded, ready to leave.                                                                          Technical Improvements We added a 3rd pontoon. The solar panels were once again placed as a roof over our heads. We installed another 250W solar panel alongside our original 90W panel at the front of the boat.The power system problem was resolved. A defective battery was the cause of the power problem and it was replaced.  Vir beter drakrag het ons n derde pontoon in die boot se middel bygesit. Die sonpanele is weereens as n dak bo die insittendes geplaas, Dis die beste posisie daar sodat geen skadus daarop kan val nie. Die f

People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances with our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive. ''Joseph Campbell'' Early morning at the Free State Yacht Club. Technical To improve buoya ncy we had to make the boat lighter. We removed the heavy construction that carried the solar panels above. The solar panel placement were altered to the front of the boat. The heavy wooden deck was replaced by an aluminium deck. We constructed a lightweight collapsable canopy with an overhead sail to protect us from the sun. We tested the new setup at a local dam and were happy with the results. The plan was to begin our cruise on the 20th of August 2017, on my 60th birthday. Me, Phillip, 60 years young! All went well with the trip to Ga

  The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. "Joseph Campbell" G ariep dam, 26th of February 2017. We choose the    Gariep Dam  (👈 Interesting info on Gariep Dam)    as it is the largest dam in South Africa. The  surface area is more than 370 square kilometres (140 sq mi). when full. The shoreline circumference is some 435km's. Another reason we chose this dam was that we had friends there with a sailing boat, Footloose. Their owners, Blokkies and Anne-Marie were familiar with the dam and would act as our backup. The Free State Yacht Club, FSYC's,  members welcomed us with open arms. The Yacht Club is situated next to the Forever Resort and in a perfectly sheltered bay. There were only light winds present but it was 100% overcast with light rain.  With two occupants, food, drinks and camping gear the pontoons were only just protruding above the water, not the ideal situation, but we had Blokkies and Anne-Marie with their yacht as backup  and we were in c

  If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be. ''Joseph Campbell'' Humble beginnings.       Eerste treë! Experimenting and learning about salar power.    Die begin van n baie interessante en  leersame ondervinding.                                      To begin with we purchased a 90 Watt solar panel and a P.W.M. Charge controller. A steel tubing construction was made to house the solar panel above to get max sunlight without any obstruction. It was secured above onto a canvas that gave shade to the occupants.  Several tests for short periods of time were made at Coligny's Taaibosspruit Dam in good weather conditions. Since our very first cruise with electric propulsion our exploation senses were awakened, therefore we n

English.  Afrikaans.         Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer. ''Joseph Campbell''    We accepted a gift in the form of a small pontoon sailing boat from my brother-in-law who is now living with his family in Townsville Australia .  It lacked sails and rigging. Those are all very expensive items, but we felt the need to get this boat onto the water and propel it in some way.  Ons het by my Swaer Stefan n weggegooide Halcat pontoon seilboot gekry. Dit het nie seile of kabels gehad nie. Ek hou baie daarvan om op die water te wees en  om die natuur te bewonder. Ek moes n plan kry om nuwe lewe in die bootjie te blaas. Our Halcat sailing boat converted into  an electric powered boat. August 2016 I decided to try electric propulsion and bought a small trolling motor and a 12V lead acid battery.  Ek het besluit om elektriese aandrywing te probeer, n 40lbs trolling motor en n 12V