Re: motor system
I am asking $1,500 for the system. There are
around 150 hrs. on the system. The batteries have two
seasons on them. The vessel was a wooden 18 ft catboat (
around 3000lbs of displacement with the
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rus43...
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Re: Maiden Voyage
Hi Larry,<br> I looked up yor motor in my
Advanced DC motor catalog and found that it is about 75%
effecient. That will account for some of the minor
differences in my model and your actual
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donaldbaer...
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Hello from the new guy
Hi Folks,<br>My names Joe Peek, I've lurked long
enough to read all the posts and find out whats "up"
with the lister here..and I've enjoyed all of the
posts and peoples endevors. For myself, I own a
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ecbjoe...
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Re: Maiden Voyage
The system is 36V, using an Advanced A89-4001
motor and a 245A battery bank. I've had the boat out a
couple more times now, but with guests--who get in the
way of accurate measurements! But the
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cedarcroft...
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Re: Maiden Voyage
Congradulations on you maiden voyage. sounds liek
youve got what you were looking for. I assume you are
using a 48 volt system. I plugged you prop data into
the modeling spread sheet that I am
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donaldbaer...
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Re: Repower of my sailboat
To figure out what electric HP you need first
start with the motor that WAS in the vessel. Usually
the manufacturers are pretty good a determining the
appropriate fossil fuel HP. Then divide by 3 for
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ewhel...
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Re: Repower of my sailboat
You could do a "Hull drag" test with the help of
a friend and a second boat. You will need a "good"
knotmeter(0~10 Kt ? ) and a calibrated scale (0~100lbs. maybe
150 lbs the kind with hooks on both
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ecbjoe...
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Maiden Voyage
I launched my 23' fantail at the end of August,
subsequently worked on installing the propulsion system
components and, a few days ago, managed to take her out for
her maiden voyage. Since then I've
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cedarcroft...
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Re: motor system
Oconail,<br><br>How much are you asking for the setup? How many hours on the system? How old are the batteries? How big was the catboat and how well did it perform?<br><br>Frank
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frank_j_viola...
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competition for the Ray outboard
I found this while searching out e boat sites. Perhaps this will be competition for the e- outboards of Ray. Just an FYI for the group.<br><a href=http://www.ecopower.com/index.htm
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katyatroika...
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Repower of my sailboat
Hi group, I am currently planning to repower my
35' trimaran to electric and need to find someone
with direct experience sizing motors and other
important considerations for such a project. Anyone
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katyatroika...
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motor system
I have a complete inboard electric motor system
to sell, It was used to push my wooden catboat. It
includes a 4hp Advanced DC motor,Pulse width modultor,
on-off&foward-reverse contactors, potbox,
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oconaill...
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Re: Electric outboard motor
This is for ernie_M_2000<br><br> I have delevoped
two spreed sheet in Excel which provide some help in
motor sizing for selected propelers. Although they only
provide best case scenario they are
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donaldbaer...
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electric catboat
I just mounted a Minn Kota EM44 on the skeg of my
17 foot Cape Cod Cat. I cut away a section of the
keel to recess the motor and permanently fiberglassed
it in. The wiring is in a tube sealed to the
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slatton...
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Re: 38' sailboat....
AMEN to that. This is especialy true when one
considers that most boats spend most of their time going
through the water at speed less than 10 knots. the speed
limit for marinas, most harbors and many
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donaldbaer...
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Re: 38' sailboat....
Amen Kirsti....and read "Polluting for Pleasure"
by Andre Mele..It will strenghten your resolve. The
Waste and Pollution associated with pleasure boating is
appauling. And the folks associated with
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ewhel...
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Re: 38' sailboat....
There are many problems with the development of
effecient electric propulsion system for non military
applications may of which can be blamed on a lack of available
funds for this purpose.
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donaldbaer...
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Re: 38' sailboat....
There are many problems with the development of
effecient electric propulsion system for non military
applications may of which can be blamed on a lack of available
funds for this purpose.
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donaldbaer...
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Re: 38' sailboat....
Being the owner of the 38-footer,(and totally
ignorant about electric propulsion!) I'm very happy to see
qualified discussion about the subject.<br>1) As mentioned
by EWHEL, there have been boats
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kirsti_drewsen...
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Re: 38' sailboat....
I agree that a cost effective system can be
developed for marine propulsion using off the shelf
technologies. I do not, however, agree that the disign life
will be acieved unless the motor has been
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ewhel...
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