I enjoyed creating this solar powered boat with classic zodiac hull and electronic trolling motor. It features a 100 ampere-hour (Ah) lithium style storage battery wired to a realistic solar array.
This special item is intended just for persons who are interested in solar power and wish to experience the relationships among the strength of SL sunlight as it changes from hour to hour and parcel to parcel and how this strength relates to battery storage and ultimately to how long the boat is used and how fast it goes while being used. Even use of the boat lights affect battery use.
There are two informative notecards on how the boat works and how to use it. Please carefully read both and please message me if you have questions.
This boat performs in software coordinated manner to simulate realistic solar powered boat scenario featuring a 100 (Ah) battery with 60 pound thrust electric trolling motor. Power consumption rate is linked to your speed activity and use of navigation lights and search light. Battery is also continually being recharged by solar array with its charging output determined by intensity of sun in SL's four-hour long day/night cycles (there is no charging at night of course). Battery status in (Ah) terms is continuously reported as you use boat and solar power system is able to convert SL sunlight strength to charging power even as you are underway.
Amber floating text over charger tells you exact (Ah) charging leveling going from solar apparatus to battery. There is also amber floating text over the lithium battery telling you remaining ampere-hours (Ah) charge so you can keep tabs on your usage rate and remaining power. You can also hide either or both of these floating texts anytime if desired.
You can easily control solar charging capability making it even seem to disappear if you like, but the battery is always there.
RIBs are commonly 4 to 9 meters in length. This RIB is 4.6 meters in length and 2.1 meters wide and 0.7 meters tall. You can easily rescale it larger with my rescale menu.
You sit in stern with right hand reaching back to trolling motor controls in my original looped animation looking side to side. There are two seats for crew. There is seat cushion in middle and one in bow. There is a fishing animation option for operator and middle seat cushion. Operator and all passengers can adjust seats using AV Sitter.
Nine speed trolling motor ranges from 3 to very zippy 21. Reverse is set at 3 knots. Use on-screen jump up and crouch down arrows on your viewer or the page up and down keys on your keyboard to change the speeds. This is not a freight ship so there is no autopilot. There is an owner chat message telling you gear numbers as you change them.
Steering has been tuned to reflect the action of a boat of this scale and of course the trolling motor turns in place as it should when you steer. Propeller revolves with motion and there is both mist and propeller turbulence when you move.
You see via my nicely designed "follower view" that gracefully follows alongside and then goes back behind as you turn. It is quite enjoyable to use. This capability is also incredibly useful so you can quickly regain view control when SL is serving up those gitchy region borders! Just say "restore view" in chat or /3 chat anytime SL glitches your view at a border.
Key a "w" in chat to sound a classic bosun's whistle you can use as a greeting or alert. Key "on" or "off" in chat to operate the blue warning flashing light on bow. These commands can also be made privately using channel 3 chat, For example "/3w" will call for the whistle.
Notice proper red and green navigation lights as well as a white stern light near back of outboard motor. Touch NAV light button on top of control stand to turn navigation lights on. Touch again to turn off. Using the lights will consume additional battery power, so turn them off when not needed.
There is an advanced lighting system spotlight at bow. Touch yellow button on control stand to turn lights on or off. Be sure you activate advanced lighting in your viewer graphics preferences to use this feature. This light consumes more power than the navigation lights so be sure to use good judgement.
You can easily change the hull color anytime following notecard instructions.
The land equivalent weight is 41 prims, and object physics have been adjusted appropriately. You can stand or walk anywhere inside boat, and it can easily carry operator and four passengers.
This vessel is complex and is sold as copy only. I am easy to reach and happy to respond if you need a special feature, so let me know if you need assistance. Let me know also if you have other ideas about simulating power use or other features, I am always happy to update my products with new features.
Thanks, best wishes and stay safe,
Lisle
Voir l'article dans Second Life- Simulated complete system with solar charger, battery and trolling motor
- Rescale larger or smaller
- AV Sitter to adjust all seats
- Easy to change hull colors to wide selection
- Many realistic features
best rib on the grid!
Smooth driving and easy crossing through sims!
Such a fun little boat with fun poses, I really love the fishing poses. The solar power is a really cool feature too! Loads of fun trolling around the Blake Sea fishing in this boat. It has quickly become my go to boat when I need something in a pinch. Thanks Larssons for making another great way to get around the grid!
