"Boat"

Drivetrain

Custom outboard unit with a DHX Electric Machines Peregrine 40 delivering 18.3 kW

2026 Upgrade Plan: two motors for double the torque

Cooling

Lightweight aluminum racing radiator in a closed loop cooling system

2026 Upgrade Plan: seawater intake to closed loop cooling system via heat exchanger

Batteries

Two 48V nominal LiFePO4 batteries in parallel providing 40+ minutes of racing power

Control Systems

Inmotion Gen 7 motor controller, Raspberry Pi 4b, Robot Operating System (ROS) with communication to internal CAN bus, communication to a shore station

2026 Upgrade Plan: re-write software from scratch, add larger screen to cockpit with indicators and buttons

Hull

16’ custom hull designed and built by Stevens senior design students, aramid fiber honeycomb core layered in carbon fiber

Propeller

Custom machined aluminum Newton Rader supercaviting propeller