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.
I can see an advantage to having a diesel-electric or gasoline-electric drive for houseboats and catamarans. The OP talked about a tri-hull. So, two electric motors in each outer hull being driven by a genset somewhere onboard would be a good situation.
Lots of cruise ships use a diesel-electric drive, as does the Queen Mary 2.
But a hybrid? Why? What would the batteries do except give you some energy for maneuvering. All-electric would be difficult, too. You'd literally need tons of batteries.
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Aaron Costic" <aaron@...> wrote:
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> Wouldn't there be a few advantages?
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> Less moving parts, so less maintenance.
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> Solar bank could charge the battery bank.
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> It is quieter.
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> From: electricboats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:electricboats@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of danbollinger
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 10:04 AM
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: house boat + hybrid
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> To me, a houseboat would be a poor application for hybrid technology. Since
> the ICE would typically be run at one speed, you don't need the batteries
> for acceleration or range, so therefore, they have no purpose.
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> A hybrid planing craft on the other hand would be a good application since
> the batteries (even better capacitors) would provide the energy for the hole
> shot.
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> All houseboats need gensets, and it could operate electric propulsion motors
> in the hull, too. But putting in batteries, too doesn't give you any
> advantage unless you need to motor around the harbor in stealth mode.
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> --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:electricboats%40yahoogroups.com> , "cgirsch01" <charlie@> wrote:
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> > I've been a fly on the wall for the past month or so, taking in all your
> wisdom/experience.
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> > I see that much of the conversation is about sail boat conversions. My
> interest is to build out a 40 - 50 foot floating cabin on the Mississippi. I
> lean toward a three tube pontoon configuration and the possibility of
> grabbing some junked Honda, Ford, or Toyota hybrid set ups (possibly
> including CVT transmission) to move it about.
> >
> > My question - anybody out there playing with this size effort?
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> > Charlie
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