Open Source Sailboat

Basics

- An open source boat powered primarily by sail power

- Is a part of the Open Source Watercraft Construction Set

- Is easily maintainable (unlike many sailboats today)

Used for

- Transportation of People

- Transportation of Goods

- Open Water Fishing

- Open Water Farming of Water Based Plant Life (i.e Seaweed)

- Recreation

Industry Standards

- Aquafin Daysailer

- Aquafin Sunfish

- Laser

- ETAP Yachts

Existing Open Source Designs

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Minimum Viable Product

- Open Source

- Modular

- User Maintainable (Easily)

- User Upgradable

- Scaleable ( A 5 Meter Aquafin/Laser Clone all the way to a massive yacht over 20 Meters )

- Has an inboard hydraulic pump-jet motor powered by a "PowerCube Array"

- Electric/Bio-diesel/DME Powered Power Cubes

- User Collapsible Mast

- Unsinkable (i.e filled with a foam like material see this

- Is much cheaper while still retaining quality

- Optional Automation

- Larger versions contain all major utilities (Water (Both Stored and Made on Board) , Ac+DC Power, Networking, Communication, etc. )

- Pump Jet Powered Maneuvering Thrusters

- Centralized Cathodic Protection

Basic Design

Hull

- Fiberglass or Composite

- Printed in One Piece Using The Open Source Watercraft Hull Printer

Weighted Keel

- This prevents it from tipping over

- Need to decide what metal to use

- Would we want two hull layers with this "sanwiched" in between possibly?

Mast

- A mast with no stays

- Should also be able to telescope, or fold down for storage, or going under bridges (and do this without cranes etc)

Powercube Array

- Provides power for the hydraulic engines (Both for thrust when not using sails (such as when docking), and for bow thrusters if used)

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BOM

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See Also

- Open Source Watercraft Construction Set

Usefull Links

- Wikipedia Page on Sailboats

- Wikipedia Page on Yachts

- Wikipedia Page on Hulls (intended for future look into hull design)

- Woods, Steven. "Sail Freighter Handbook" Center For Post Carbon Logistics, 2022