Solander 38
Solander 38 is a self-sufficient, solar-electric, coastal cruising power catamaran.
This website is an effort to document and share designs, processes, and research from Solander 38, the first vessel reference design by Rising Tide Research Foundation. We’ve made this site to celebrate the work of those involved and to openly share the ongoing successes, failures, and lessons learned from the first build of the designs, Catalyst, and its real-world use over time.
Stories
First-hand accounts of design thinking, tradeoffs, and development, authored by the contributor directly involved.
For an overview by RTRF Research Director Avi Bryant, read:
Recent stories:
Catalyst from a wooden boat builder’s perspective.
A multihull catamaran form was chosen for Solander 38 in order to maximize surface area for solar panels.
Practical process of fitting steering components and installing clearance tunnels between separate compartments.
Systems
Each section of the site is organized by anatomical system:
Anatomy
Interactive 3-D model of parts and systems.
Rotate, pan, and zoom; use clipping plane controls to view cross-sections; and hover to see part attributes, including material and weight.
People
Contributors to design, engineering, research, and construction.
License
Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, [CC BY 4.0].
Contact
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