Yellowedge
Large Payload, Open Ocean Capability
Designed specifically for launch and recovery from R/V tenders; provides an ideal force-multiplier supporting a variety of deep water operations.
Completely sealed & unsinkable with foam buoyancy
Max payload capability for supporting deep open-water applications / Special Missions
Efficient electric / single or twin prop options
High-performance skiff-type hull
8+ hr endurance at 4kt survey speed
Heavy weight and deep keel minimizes roll and reduces roll frequency
Hull Type
Stable skiff-type hull constructed from high-performance Innegra-Basalt composite for maximum strength and impact resistance
Sensor Payload
Supports a wide variety of SBES, MBES, ADCP, CTD, Sidescan, Survey grade GNSS/INS, and other sensors, samplers and cameras.
Maximum capability for Special Missions Payloads, which can be added, modified, substituted or removed by client to suit specific mission requirements, up to a maximum of 300 lbs (140 kg).
Specifications
Physical
Motor: 6 kW DC Drive
Propulsion: Direct Drive 3-blade propeller
Hull Construction: Innegra / Basalt
Overall Dimensions LxWxH: 132 x 47 x 40" / 3350 x 1200 x 1000 mm
Draft to bottom of propellor (without sensors ): 24" / 610 mm
Mass (approx): 920 lbs / 420 kg
Capability
Mission Payload Capacity: 300 lbs / 135 kg
Shallowest Launch Depth: 28" / 710 mm
Typical Endurance1: 10 Hrs
Max Survey Speed: 4 kt / 2 m/s
Max Cruise Speed: 6 kt / 12 m/s
Max Wind: 15 kt / 7.5 m/s
Max Wave2: 3-4 ft / 0.9 - 1.2 m
1:Endurance taken at @ 2m/s survey speed, 9 kWh battery capacity and a 100W Hotel Load under actual field operating conditions
2 Max Wave Height depends on wave period and amount of breaking