Author: chris

This is the reply I got…

This is something that we could probably do but would cost several hundred
thousand dollars I should imagine.

So back to the drawing board you’d think huh.

But wait – there’s more. I also got another reply from _ www.accuwatt.fr _ about an alternative supply of Lithium batteries sourced from Asia (rather than France) and the price of these could be around 15k Euro. Despite what you might first think, this is close to my budget of $15k Australian… So the project might be back on track again.

I’ve been exploring options for battery power for electric propulsion – it looks like I can use Lithium batteries. For details see the battery power page. The price may be scary though… I’ve written to Saft in France about this.

I’m back with a photo of me putting the new name on here at Dockside in the heart of Brisbane. These are vinyl letters that are applied wet and for a minutes I can move them around to get them aligned. The backing paper is still on “Current” in this photo. Pretty soon I’ll have a naming ceremony, and then she’ll be officially in Neptune’s log 🙂

I’ve just ordered a watermaker to convert seawater to freshwater, so that I can be self sufficient. This is a 12v system and so is also powered by the sun.