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@dropsheet.com > wrote:
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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