The biggest disadvantage of this one is that you have to buy a Hunter!!
OK, just having fun, sailboats are very personal with regards to taste, but remember, I was able to convince Compac to install electric in a new 27!! And to me there is nothing like the traditional look of a sailboat with a real bowsprit.
http://www.com-pacyachts.com/
There are also a couple to catamaran companies with electric/hybrid options.
Richard
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, David Goldsmith <suntreader@...> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Eric <ewdysar@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hmmm. I just checked the Hunter website and it says the Hunter 27 waterline
> > length is 23'7". But that's just a minor detail... It doesn't change the
> > general results much.
> >
> Ah, yep I see. I was going on the numbers published by Sail in their little
> write up, they've got the hull length that Hunter lists as the LWL and don't
> make mention of the LWL from the Hunter spec. Either way, its still got a
> pretty good water line for its LOA, of course all that changes once you
> start heeling or loading it down. I seem to remember a few years ago them
> selling a Hunter 26 that was the same boat but with an outboard instead of
> an inboard and some pretension to trailering, but I may be fuzzy on that. I
> do remember sailing our old '77 27 into St. Augustine coming back from the
> Bahamas and one of the brand new Hunter 27s sailing by us and asking us
> where we'd been (the Q flag was up and we had clearly been 'out there' for a
> while.)
>
>
> >
> > But we're obviously on the same page. BTW, the Elco drive certainly looks
> > sturdy, I wonder how much that unit weighs. There's a picture on the ELCO
> > 27e brochure that is linked to the Hunter 27 spec page on the Hunter US
> > website.
> >
> > It looks like a serious little drive doesn't it! I'd really like to get a
> look inside that case.
>
> David
>
>
> > Eric
> >
> >
> > --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com <electricboats%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > David Goldsmith <suntreader@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I love it when you lay it out for us. I'd like to throw in a few points
> > > however. The Catalina 30 actually has a shorter waterline, its listed as
> > > 25', while the Hunter 27 has a full 27' waterline and the Hunter's
> > > displacement is listed as about 7,600 lbs, while the Catalina weighs in
> > at
> > > 10,200. The current Hunter 27 really isn't in the same class as the older
> > > Hunters of that length or the Catalinas. Its more of a stretched 25
> > footer
> > > than a roomy cruiser.
> > >
> > > Those other numbers won't dramatically affect what usually works out to a
> > > lot of factors like how the boat is loaded, the condition of the
> > batteries,
> > > and the weather and sea conditions. I wouldn't put it past them to be
> > > quoting range and speed that assume you're sailing down hill:)
> > >
> > > I would assume, but take this with a grain of salt, that Hunter and Elco
> > > would have this set up very well optimized and worked out. They've both
> > got
> > > extensive experience and complete control over every component so they
> > > should be able to make a good show of things. We'll know as soon as
> > someone
> > > on the list buys one, any takers?
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 3:26 PM, Eric <ewdysar@> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > David,
> > > >
> > > > I ran some quick numbers to see if 20 miles at 6kts is reasonable from
> > that
> > > > battery bank.
> > > >
> > > > 214Ah @ 72V = 15.4kWh
> > > > 80% depth of discharge = 12.3kWh usable...
> >
> > > >
> > > > So I would believe 20nm @ 4.5kts from specific info that you posted
> > from
> > > > Hunter. That is very good performance from an electric conversion of
> > this size....
> >
> > > >
> > > > Of course, these are all estimates based on experience collected here
> > and
> > > > with other electric conversions. Hunter's results may vary, the only
> > > > effective way to find out is to put one of their 27e's through its
> > paces.
> > > > Let's hope that someone here buys one and gives a detailed performance
> > and
> > > > efficiency report.
> > > >
> > > > Fair winds,
> > > > Eric
> > > > Marina del Rey, CA
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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