This proves the concept. By going hybrid what they gain is the ability to motor 30 miles at 5 knots on a battery charge. I also note that she rides very low in the water, pretty much at her maximum safe displacement.
I'm not sure why they kept the two 75Hp diesel engines. Seems more than twice what they need. I guess that's just an artifact of doing a conversion instead of working from the keel up.
Dan
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, dan nicholls <windydan155@...> wrote:
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> Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 22:09:58 +0000
> Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: house boat + hybrid
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> Aaron, I think you are confusing an all-electric with a hybrid. All if the attributes you list are true for all-electric, but that's not what the OP was talking about.
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