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Light, simple and compact
- carried by a single person
- operated with one hand
- stowable in rear seat of a compact sedan
Reliable
- driveline components tested with 8 hp input at 25000rpm without failure
- Marine fittings and fasteners used throughout
Cost effective
- single person operation means operating savings in the order of $US31000 can be achieved in the first year of use. A 10 fold return on investment.
The main use of the HydroSurveyor is for discharge measurements. However it is easily adapted to other uses to be used in powered or towed form
The powered boat allows a single operator to measure and collect river discharge data and to make a transfer, in real time, to an onshore profiler offering labour savings in the order of $US31000 in the first year of operation over a 2-person team.
A “GPS receiver” is available for use with GPS equipped vessels. This device is connected to the profilers GPS system to allow the powered hull to follow a course of 16 waypoints. A manual override is available at all times.
The towed boat comes complete with a unique constant tension towing harness to allow the boat to be towed from any height and a constant tension maintained on all four tow points for maximum hull stability
All fittings are hard anodised or marine grade stainless steel composite or high impact fibre impregnated nylon.

Technical specs

AOL:	42” & 48”
Beam:	24”
Draught:	5”
Hull material	Hand laid light weight/high strength composite. The hull is comprised by 3 components each finished in a lustrous high gloss gel coat
Hull type	Custom designed displacement and planing hulls tailored to specific needs and payload mass
Tethered Hull	12lbs
Energy pack and motor	from 15lb
Payload	17-20lbs
Total	from 42lbs to 52lbs
Motor	High torque high efficiency brushless motors with high thrust output
Controller	Electronic controller with fully proportional forward and reverse
Power pack	1 hour / 12ah / 6lb – 2.7kg 2 hour / 24ah / 13lb – 6kg 4 hour / 50ah / 13lb - 6kg
Charger	One touch fully automatic rapid charger Runs from 12vdc power source Charge discharge and cycling logarithms for maximum battery life and performance 5.6amp charge rate rapid turnaround of power packs custom designed overnight charger available for high capacity packs packs rated at 500 cycles plus by manufacturers
Power supply	13.8v 11amp. Switchable for 125v / 220v mains supply
Radio Unit	4 to 26 channel FM radio with single (one handed) or twin (two handed) joystick control of steering and throttle. Additional channels provide for control over ancillary and ACDP equipment and control modules Throttle manager ensures consistent speed and maximum runtime Optional failsafe receiver module Optional GPS receiver module for autonomous operation with operator override
Driveline	Steerable outdrive in hard-anodised aluminium. Waterjet, straight shaft and kort nozzle are under development
Performance	Range 8 miles @ 4 mph Runtime 0-2 hours @ 4mph Speed 0–8 mph Turning forward within a 6 foot circle Turning reverse within the boats own length