If one is interested? At that price, hell yeah one is interested! Who would I contact to get more information on the cat? E-mail me at daredster@hotmail.
-Red
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>
> If one's interested a catamaran is available(I think) in Port Clinton Ohio.
> It has a washed up outboard and I don't know if it even has sails. Rumor
> has it that $2500 would take it. In today's economy, maybe less, since it's
> not cheap to store.
>
> It does need some TLC, but if it's not going to be used as a sailboat, it
> might be more usable to someone who wants to go 100% electric.
>
>
> John Francis
> Pearson 26
> Port Clinton, Ohio
>
> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 9:07 AM, dennis wolfe <dwolfe@...> wrote:
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> >
> > On the notion of revamping an old fg sailboat hull for electric power: I
> > think is is a fine idea. Is it the most efficient shape for the new
> > low-power boat mission? No. Is is cost effective? Absolutely.
> >
> > A purpose designed, custom built 30' power boat would be at least $150,000
> > - probably more. An old 28 - 30' sailboat with clapped out sails and a
> > non-working engine could be found for a few thousand dollars. I have a
> > friend who just bought a nice sailable 32'er at a bank reposession auction
> > for $1000.
> >
> > A boat having a centerboard with internal ballast would be the best as its
> > is designed to have the ballast inside the hull, not hanging down 3' below
> > the boat. It will have much less draft than the keel boat, too.
> >
> > Load it up with 1000 lbs of batteries, fix a Torqeedo 4.0 in a well and
> > steer with the rudder. You would have a very nice E boat with a new
> > high-tech propulsion system for less than $15k.
> >
> > Just my $0.02.
> >
> > Denny
> >
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