User:Vincecate/Budget
Putting down some of the cost estimates for a single family seastead big enough and nice enough for my family (so this is not the minimal cost design). I expect to have an early seastead and have plenty of backups and redundancy so that when things break I my family will be fine even if we have a few months to go till the next port.
| Item | Units | Price/unit | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrusters | 3 | $20,000 | $60,000 |
| Motor Controllers | 3 | $1,600 | $4,800 |
| Solar Panels | 16,000 watts | $4/watt | $64,000 |
| Batteries | 100 kw-hours | $145/1-kw-hour | $14,500 |
| Inverters | 6 | $1,200 | $7,200 |
| Wind turbine | 1 | $5,600 | $5,600 |
| Backup Generators | 1 | $5,400 | $5,400 |
| 300 Gal Diesel Tank | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Diesel Fuel | 300 | $3.50/gal | $1,050 |
| Kite | 2 | $2,000 | $4,000 |
| WaterMakers | 2 | $4,300 | $8,600 |
| Year Supply of Food | 5 | $800 | $4,000 |
| Liferaft | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Total | $183,100 |
Open Issues
- Cost of living area and structure are not in here yet.
- I like the "free fall life boats" but have yet to find any prices for them.
Tradeoffs
The main tradeoff I am making is to have solar power and electric thrusters so that I don't need to buy diesel every month, listen to the noise of a generator, or smell any exhaust. This is more costly up front.
