WiTHiN was built at a total cost of $122,000, and is now listed for sale at $84,000 (cnd).

WiTHiN is a fully faired, encapsulated, self-righting pedal-powered boat capable of high speed in good conditions (3.5 to 3.7 knots) and maintaining way in adverse weather conditions. The boat is made of carbon fiber and optimized for continuous light to moderate human power input and long term provisioning requirements. Stability is maintained with a 100 lb keel bulb mounted one meter below the hull. WiTHiN is easily maneuvered by a hand lever in the cockpit which turns a massive rudder at the stern.

WiTHiN features 6 watertight compartments: A bow-tip storage compartment, a main storage compartment which can hold over a 100 days worth of food and supplies, the cockpit with a comfortable recumbent seat and pedal unit, the seat-back battery compartment which houses the batteries mounted on sliding rails (powered), charge controllers and the main electric desalination unit, the sleeping cabin, and a small stern compartment.

Custom made solar panels provide 250 watts of electrical energy stored in two - 80 amphour heavy duty marine batteries. The electronic equipment list includes a VHF radio, satellite phone, GPS chartplotter, AIS automatic identification receiver, EPIRB, autopilot, water desalination equipment, navigation light, onboard computer for email, satellite tracking beacon, and a powered ballast shifter to trim out uncomfortable list due to a side wind or uneven weight distribution.

WiTHiN is powered by a one-piece drive unit custom designed and built by MitrPak and Rhomec Industries. The drive is a single unit consisting of two pedals that power a shaft which turns a two-bladed prop (2 spare props are included).

Sea trials and experience

After repeated attempts to pedal through gales and big seas during various sea trials, I realized that I am just not cut out for a long distance trans-oceanic level expedition. Because WiTHiN was designed to be very fast, she is narrow and as such, rolls quite a bit in rough seas. I personally find it difficult to get comfortable with that movement, but that isn't to say that someone with more experience at sea couldn't get used to it. When the hatches and port lights on WiTHiN are closed, she is very safe, water tight, and capable of rolling 360 degrees without leaking. During capsize tests, not a single drop of water leaked in. Stability and roll dampening on WiTHiN is obtained with a very heavy 100 lb steel keel bulb mounted 1 meter below the hull. You can stand up through the open hatch without capsizing.

I have enjoyed so many incredible experiences in WiTHiN during our various sea trials adventures from traversing the OK lakes in central BC to touring the breathtaking Broken Island chain to various trips into the wild Pacific from Tofino and Ucluelet. My favorite adventure was a two-man, 4 day journey that took us 400 km up the inside passage of Vancouver Island (watch the YouTube video below). This is where I personally think the value is with this purchase. A FUN, safe, fast, self-contained platform to embark on the kind of exciting adventures that would be impossible in a kayak or any other kind of human powered boat.

This is not to say that a trans-oceanic expedition in WiTHiN is out of the question for someone, but it is not for me.

Greg Kolodziejzyk

7 solar panels pumping out 250 watts

2 x 80 amp hour Odyssey Marine batteries mounted on rails with an electric motor powering weight shift from side to side as required for trim.

Solar charge controller

Back-up solar charge controller

Katadyne PowerSurvivor 40E electric desalination unit

Raymarine Ray218 VHF radio

Raymarine AIS 250 automatic identification system receiver

Raymarine A50 5" GPS & Chartplotter - includes digital maps of Vancouver Island and all N/A lakes

Raymarine ST1000 Plus autohelm

Iridium 9505A Satellite phone with (qty) pre-paid minutes

Viliv Micro PC running Windows XP & Iridium satellite phone connection kit and email software

Iridium satellite antenna mounted on top deck

VHF / AIS antenna mounted on top deck

Tri color navigation and mooring light mounted on a carbon fiber mast on the top deck

Master fuse / switch box in the cockpit for easy access

Hand help water proof VHF radio (sleeping cabin)

Spidertracks satellite tracking beacon (linked to an online tracking map)

4 bright LED interior lights (2 in the cockpit and 2 in the sleeping cabin)

Water proof iPod amp and speakers

GoPro HD digital video camera with 5 mounts outside on the hull and inside the cockpit and cabin

Electric bilge pump (not connected)

Spare electric bilge pump (not connected)

Water proof iPod touch case and 2 mounts for watching movies (1 mount in the cockpit and 1 mount in the sleeping cabin)

Katadyne Survivor 35 manual desalination unit

Katadyne spare parts kit including chemicals for storage, and spare filters

Manual bilge pump

Drive leg with aluminum propellor

Spare drive leg with aluminum propellor

Drive leg spare parts kit, spare prop and tools

Large tool kit

Danforth type anchor and rode

Offshore grade water proof Ocean Sleepware sleeping bag

4" thick vinyl covered foam mattress

2" thick Ventisit mesh sleeping cabin floor mat (allows water to drain below mattress)

Carbon recumbent seat with Ventisit mesh seat cover

2 x wool arm rest pads

(qty) dehydrated breakfasts

(qty) dehydrated dinners

Jet Boil camp stove

Spare parts kit for jet boil camp stove

Trailer

EPIRB

Small personal EPIRB (ditch bag)

Survival suit

Large Adventure Medical Marine Kit 1000 medical kit

Katadyne Survivor 06 hand pump desalinator (ditch bag)

Air horn (cockpit)

Fire extinguisher

Fire blanket

Flare kit with gun (cockpit)

Flare kit with gun (ditch bag)

Hand held water proof VHF radio (ditch bag)

Radar reflector

Paddle

Safety harness

1. WiTHiN construction accounting statement

2. VIDEO: WiTHiN Tour

3. SLIDE SHOW: Boat building photo log

3. WEB SITE: Visit the PedalTheOcean.com web site

Contact: Greg Kolodziejzyk 403-651-2748 adventuresofgreg@gmail.com