Fair points...wet batteries could probably ruin your day.
AGM's can supposedly run submerged...
-Keith
--- In electricboats@
>
> In my uneducated opinion, placing lots of batteries in the lowest part
> of the boat is a bad move. I can see running hard aground being made
> much worse with a bilge full of batteries. In my production boat at
> least (a 1978 Beneteau First 30) the original head sink configuration
> did not include a seacock and when heeled over on a port tack in some
> conditions, the sink could siphon seawater into the cabin. The thought
> of all that water going straight down to the bilge on top of my
> batteries scares the heck out of me. Absolutely everything I have ever
> read about where to locate batteries has listed keeping the connections
> dry as a fairly important factor. In my mind, keeping the batteries out
> of the bilge is more important than getting the weight down that low.
> Under the settee berths, in the space of the old engine, under the vee
> berth are fine. Of course, my boat has 4" deep bilges so the point if
> moot in my case. I would store bottles of rum in a deep bilge, but not
> batteries.
>
> /Jason
>
> aweekdaysailor wrote:
> >
> >
> > Futher confirmation that the "sweet spot" - sailboats < ~30' holds.
> >
> > The combination of cheap mass-produced components (golf carts...) in
> > the appropriate power range (6HP) and the ICE weight-credit to
> > energy-capacity/
> > that, and the power requirements start to overwhelm the load-bearing
> > capacity of the vessel using lead-acid and the budget of the owner if
> > using LiPO4.
> >
> > AC Motor with AC generators maybe? It's just a series-hybrid at that
> > point but could still be supplemented with a big inverter/charger and
> > a moderate battery-bank for harbor maneuvers.
> >
> > Denny has suggested taking some weight off the keel to compensate -
> > that would help push the envelope to larger boats. In fact the first
> > time I read about an electric conversion it was a concrete-keel Rawson
> > 30 where the owner had chisled out the concrete to make room/capacity
> > for the batteries. Not too many of those available unfortunately, so
> > we're left with chopping lead (or iron...)
> >
> > Hollow (filled fiberglass) keels on some boats?...hmmm.
> >
> > Any marine architects on the list?
> >
> > -Keith
> >
> > --- In electricboats@
> > <mailto:electricboa
> >
> > > I received two prices for converting, and without batteries, is
> > getting close to $12,000 US. Out of my ballpark, and no savings in the
> > long run at all.
> >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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