Recently Nornvin sent me a 1500W battery pack, but instead of doing a review I figured I'd build something with it! I pulled out an old sailboat hull I was hoarding, stuck on some old solar panels and a cheap electric trolling motor, and away it went!

Originally I was planning to do a canopy / Jungle Cruise style boat, but @PeterSripol already did that, so I figured I'd make something different! Also I wasn't sure how much that would affect the center of gravity. Since AxMan Surplus had some lightweight fuel tank pod things, I used those for outriggers.

This is probably one of my more successful projects, at least on the first try! Usually my DIY prototypes need a little more polishing and refining, but so far the solar boat seems pretty solid. I can run the 12v motor on setting 3 (about 3mph) with just the lighter plug on the Nornvin unit, or I can go up to level 5 (5mph) using the jumper cables (I do have to keep hitting the boost button if I do that).

This is a fun boat for small lakes and areas where gas engines are banned. We might take it out on some other Twin Cities spots in the future!

You can find Nornvin's battery pack here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCVMH6F6?...
There's currently a discount from the regular price of $1299 to $799

The only downside of the Nornvin pack is that it doesn't come with many cables. You can find the solar cable here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CPY91PN

The dual spiltter for multiple panels is here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09N9B1D1F

And the jumper cable adapter is here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8SWF9M6


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