Do you have, or can you take, some pictures of the conversion? A friend of mine has a Cheoy Lee B-30 in RI, and I would be interested in showing some pictures to him. His boat is a little heavy for the size, but at least that boat has a nice, big bilge for the batteries.
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| Jeff Griglack "Blithe Spirit" P-30 #182
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| "Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent"
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----- Original Message ----
> From: Eric <ewdysar@yahoo.
> To: electricboats@
> Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 12:13:17 PM
> Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: a good electric setup for a 30' pearson sailboat
>
> Hi Gothvanhellsing,
Where are you located? I found that seeing a
> boat that had aleready been converted help sort out some of the details in my
> mind before I made the considerable investment for a quality drive system.
>
I'm working with James Lambden of Propulsion Marine in Santa Barbara
> while converting my Cheoy Lee 30' ketch to electric drive. If you look in
> the links section of this Yahoo group, you will find a number of companies
> selling drive solutions for your size boat. Sailboats from 26 to 32 feet
> are a good size for elcectric propulsion, big enough to cary the battery weight
> and volume, and small enough to be driven by a reasonably sized (2 - 5kW) drive
> system.
Even with considerable background in electric propulsion
> (I converted a couple of cars to electric over 15 years ago) I chose a complete
> system from a vendor to reduce the time and cost of "re-inventing the
> wheel". I think that a common fallacy is thinking that there's a bundle of
> money to be saved by converting to electric drive. My system will end up
> costing only about 25% less than repowering with a new diesel. I think
> that you'll find that even sourcing and building a complete system yourself will
> cost at least $4000 for 30' sailboat. Beyond the drive-unit, you'll need
> batteries, charger, wiring and other related gear. Adding on-board
> generation like solar, wind or fossil fuel will drive the price
> higher.
There are considerable trade-offs by converting to electric,
> spend some time researching the idea on this board and learning what you'll be
> giving up. This kind of conversion is not for everyone, but for the right
> type of boater, it can be a great idea.
Fair winds,
Eric
Marina
> del Rey, CA
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> "gothvanhellsing" <romfromwow@
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> I am new to the
> EV idea and am wondering what a good system would be for a 30 foot pearson
> sailboat. I am not new to electronics but am new to the idea of EV power any
> help I can get in designing a system for the boat woulsd be
> great.
>
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