T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Converting an Albin 27

Monday, November 29, 2010

Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Converting an Albin 27

Depending on how far the class will let you go and what type of conversion you install you may make the boat ineligible for one design fleet racing or you may just make it non-competitive. The Alberg 30 class seems to have fairly loose rules about engine mods so you may be ok. For me the 6 ft draft was a deal killer. I am building an electric boat i can beach.

From: Daniel Michaels <nov32394@yahoo.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, November 29, 2010 5:48:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Converting an Albin 27

Captain Bill, Removing the engine does not remove the boat from the fleet it just makes you sail it.

I am converting a Triton a sister ship.

Dan

--- On Mon, 11/29/10, Bill Spires <spiresac@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Bill Spires <spiresac@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Converting an Albin 27
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 29, 2010, 4:05 PM

I am all in favor of converting sailboats to electric and looked at an Alberg 30 myself. I quickly realized that it would be too large and needs about 6 ft of water for the keel. I also found out there are several very active fleets for these boats and many sailors still using them for long voyages. I feel that to convert one for electric would remove one more Alberg 30 from the remaining possible fleet group and would ask that another boat be considered. Of course if it's about to be chopped up and become landfill material a conversion would be better.

Capt. Bill