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  1. 1.
    overview
  2. 2.
    body
  3. 3.
    superstructure
  4. 4.
    power architecture
  5. 5.
    control
  6. 6.
    propulsion
  7. 7.
    water & heating systems
  8. 8.
    outfitting & interior
Transverse jig frames

Transverse jig frames, February 2025

Completed superstructure jig at ReVision Marine, Port Townsend, WA

Completed superstructure jig at ReVision Marine, Port Townsend, WA, February 2025

Jig detail

Jig detail, May 2025

Superstructure baseplate and stanchions assembled on jig

Superstructure baseplate and stanchions assembled on jig, April 2025

Superstructure assembly

Superstructure assembly, May 2025

Superstructure plate

Superstructure plate, May 2025

Superstructure and solar panels

Superstructure and solar panels, December 2025

Assembled superstructure

Assembled superstructure, June 2025

Underside of solar panels and superstructure

Underside of solar panels and superstructure

Superstructure wireway

Superstructure wireway

Superstructure and solar panels

Superstructure and solar panels

Supestructure assembly progress

Supestructure assembly progress, May 2025

Assembled superstructure, ReVision Marine

Assembled superstructure, ReVision Marine, June 2025

Rising Tide Research Foundation

is a not‑for‑profit society established to conduct open‑source research advancing electric boat design and to raise public awareness and understanding of clean‑marine technologies.

Solander 38

is a self-sufficient, solar-electric, coastal cruising power catamaran.

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is an effort to document and share designs, processes, and research from Solander 38, the first vessel reference design by Rising Tide Research Foundation.

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