Greetings and Saulations from sunny and muggy Houston, Texas!
I also have a 1966 Tartan 27 with a Universal Atomic 4. So, the Atomic 4 is apparently in good shape and I want to sell it. There are TONS of info from members about various types of drives and their configurations...great info! So, I am just beginnning the exploration to figure out the electrical replacement system for this Tartan 27. Did you come to any final conclusions on the system for your boat?
Thanks!
Jim Mills
jmills500@verizon.net
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, wrsteinesq@... wrote:
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> Greetings to all---I'm a new member located in Waterford, Va. I'm interested in converting my 1964 Tartan 27 to electric power. The previous owner had removed the engine, and I find the potential ability to 'ghost' along silently motorsailing, particularly here on the Chesapeake where we have so many light-air days, to be a real attraction. If I pull the electric trigger, I'd almost certainly go the DIY route rather buying a drop-in unit. My concern, like so many others, is range. I don't want to sail thirty miles away on Saturday to find a flat calm on Sunday, and still need to be back to work Monday. I would plan on using the fairly-standard Mars/ETek 4Kw motor, along with four Odyssey PC1800s, but I'm particularly interested in any sort of 'genset' on a micro level, ideally something to pump out the juice almost as fast as I can burn it. Seems like a lot of folks use that Honda 2000eu generator, but is there a better way? Should I consider one of those little Lombardini diesels hooked to a big alternator (which I suppose would have to be 48v?) Or perhaps instead of an alternator, should I use the diesel to drive another Mars/Etek motor regeneratively, giving me both DC current and parts redundancy? Other approaches? As with everything marine-related, quality counts, but price is an issue, too. Any help/thoughts appreciated. Thanks! Warren Stein
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