I have been a member of this group for about two
months. All groups seem to have two or three sub-groups.
It is very interesting to see the interactions here.
Amazing camraderie, good advice all around. <br>Ihave
been looking for an electric boat for some years as I
believe that it is a much more sensible way to go,
cheaper than others, and certainly peaceful. I looked at
the pictures of Zinger's boat and loved it. What a
beautiful sheer; according to him, it is efficient and he
only has about $2,800 in the boat. So that makes three
boats at under 3,000.<br>After trading emails with
Zinger for a while, I started looking in earnest for a
boat; something to use on rivers,canals,lakes and bays;
trailerable and with some accomodations. <br>I found it in a
Tanzer 22 keel/centerboard that I purchased from
Chesapeake Regional Accessable Boating (CRAB). It was a
doner boat and is in pretty good shape. It has 1250 lbs
of ballast surrounding the centerboard with gross
displacement of about 3,100 lbs. I plan on sailing her this
summer and doing my conversion over the winter.<br>Why
is she the perfect boat? She can sleep four (two
very comfortably), has a draft of 2'0", a large
cockpit and, best of all, she is aflat deck cruiser - you
can see over the coachroof as you are seated at the
tiller.<br>What are my plans? Remove the standing rigging, drop
the centerboard/ballast keel, put on a new tracking
keel, install the Glen L design system, use the
batteries as ballast, and enjoy myself. <br>Sounds too
easy. Where am I wrong? Interested in your thoughts.
