New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy

[Furniture]

How many small boat shops are there in Canada that work in aluminum, plastics, carbonfibre and resins?

How many are interested in putting any of their own money or time into something that may never go past the single prototype stage? I'm sure there are a few, but my understanding is that those types of businesses are quite busy just keeping-up with demand.

From what I can see of the USV market those are the dominant materials for making craft that will stay afloat in rough weather for a long time. Electronics don't get seasick.

True, but electronics and mechanical devices are vulnerable to moisture and shock. Small boats in big seas get real wet, and bounce around pretty hard the whole time.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

True, but electronics and mechanical devices are vulnerable to moisture and shock. Small boats in big seas get real wet, and bounce around pretty hard the whole time.

Right on the money. Shake electronics a lot and see how they react.

There is also the fact that most of those USV's are on the smallish side of size, which means their detection horizon is also reduced, especially in rough seas.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

How many small boat shops are there in Canada that work in aluminum, plastics, carbonfibre and resins?

From what I can see of the USV market those are the dominant materials for making craft that will stay afloat in rough weather for a long time. Electronics don't get seasick.

Out here a lot of those small builders got their start on aluminum boat building by working on the fast cats.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Electronics don't get seasick.

The sea attacks electronics on a mechanical, electrical, chemical and biological level.

 

[Kirkhill]

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12 months at sea.

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14m twin hull aluminum.

...

There seem to be a goodly number of people advancing the cause despite the limitations.

Bluebottle - Ocius

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6 months at sea continuous.
300 days a year

 

[Furniture]

Wave Gliders - Liquid Robotics

Liquid Robotics’ family of Wave Gliders offers configurable payloads, scalable power, and tailored performance, enabling mission-ready solutions that extend reach, reduce cost, and accelerate insights.

www.liquid-robotics.com

12 months at sea.

Saildrone Surveyor | Extreme-Range Blue-Water Autonomy

20m autonomous surface vehicle delivering 100-day endurance for ISR, deep-ocean mapping, and payload effects with a flexible payload architecture.

www.saildrone.com

100 days at sea - 20 m long

13 m to radar at masthead

USV Solutions for Maritime Defense | ACUA Ocean

Discover advanced USV solutions for maritime defense, surveillance, and ocean data collection in demanding environments.

www.ocean.tech

14m twin hull aluminum.

...

There seem to be a goodly number of people advancing the cause despite the limitations.

Bluebottle - Ocius

ocius.com.au

6 months at sea continuous.
300 days a year

Where, and at what times of the year?

6 months in the tropics is vastly differnt form the mid-lattitudes, and even more different from northern lattitudes. Was it "sheltered waters", or open ocean?

Glossy brochures are great, but in the end that present the best case scenario from the manufacturer... We have all seen how that works in the real world often enough to be more than passingly skeptical.

A small fiberglass boat like a Provincial '45 can operate 300 days of the year in the Northumberland Strait, and maybe 200 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (depending on wind direction). It's salt water, so that's "ocean" for many manufacturers.