Candela P-12 taking off – Electric hydrofoiling passenger vessel [video]

Re:Candela P-12 taking off – Electric hydrofoiling passenger... by I_Am_Nous on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @10:56AM (#38365380)

From an engineering perspective the hull would have to be strong enough to support all the weight of the vessel on the foil mounts. I imagine this is not a trivial problem to solve and the vessel would have to be purpose designed for foils, so little retrofitting may be possible on existing vessels.

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Re:Candela P-12 taking off – Electric hydrofoiling passenger... by flybrand on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @11:30AM (#38365854)

I clipped a granite plinth Efoiling - your ride comes to a very abrupt halt. Thankfully the board was fine and the carbon fiber wing had just minor scuffing.

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Re:Candela P-12 taking off – Electric hydrofoiling passenger... by gilbertbw on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @11:44AM (#38366111)

I would be concerned that the carbon fibre has been significantly weakened by the impact.

https://www.resinlibrary.com/knowledge/article/can-carbon-fi...

> Since fibre strength significantly exceeds that of the matrix (epoxy), damage usually occurs in the matrix before the fibres for laminate composites. In some instances, this is relatively easy to detect; snapped fibres protruding from the object’s surface. Yet more microscopic damage – something which can spread through the object – is harder to detect even though it can significantly reduce the mechanical properties of the composite.

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Re:Candela P-12 taking off – Electric hydrofoiling passenger... by flybrand on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:34PM (#38370549)

I’m concerned, but it’s a hobby where the penalty for failure is getting wet.

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Re:Candela P-12 taking off – Electric hydrofoiling passenger... by I_Am_Nous on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @11:48AM (#38366168)

That looks like a lot of fun, kind of like a OneWheel on water, but safer because water lands a lot softer than the hard ground does!

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Re:Candela P-12 taking off – Electric hydrofoiling passenger... by bagels on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @03:20PM (#38369482)

Weight of the boat + dynamic loads.

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Re:Candela P-12 taking off – Electric hydrofoiling passenger... by I_Am_Nous on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:00PM (#38370047)

Great point lol it's not like the carried load will be the same all the time and I didn't even consider that :)

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Re:Candela P-12 taking off – Electric hydrofoiling passenger... by bagels on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @06:38PM (#38372229)

Well, there's cargo, and there's also waves, wind, and whatever it might bump in to.

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