Re: [Electric Boats] The future of Electic propulsion

 

There is a boat on the Great Loop Trawler that goes by electric and diesel. Electric works much better for larger heavy boats. "Electric boats are not speed boats." If you are living on the water and can go slow and when you have power they are very well suited. A generator for a back up would be necessary. Your weight will not be all that much different than carrying 200 gallons of diesel and an engine. Google "The Great Loop". I cannot find the link but it is there somewhere. Dan --- On Fri, 8/27/10, aaroncostic <aaron@elegantice.com> wrote: From: aaroncostic <aaron@elegantice.com> Subject: [Electric Boats] The future of Electic propulsion To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 7:55 AM   Lead by the explosion of Electric cars in the coming years & the advancement of battery technology, do you envision a battery bank strong enough to power larger boats in the not to distant future? I understand there may be such a thing now, but I am reffering to a viable option based on price and weight. I am planning on building a medium sized houseboat 16' x 60' & having it built 14-15 years from now. (Retirement house) Since none of us are fortune tellers, we will just be speculating. But speculating can be useful. . . .

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