Two months ago, I bought a 150 passenger lifeboat. Now I'm repairing, refitting, replanning it as a full-on solar yacht.

The twist: It will use almost no new, off-the-shelf components, making it the first recycled offshore solar boat.

Major updates will be posted here, with one about the solar electric drive system coming soon.

For daily progress, follow:   / heartofgold_lifeboat