Friday, September 14, 2012

Re: [Electric Boats] Introduction

 

Welcome Bill:

Lot's of advice is available here. I converted my 8 ton 30 foot sailboat to electric propulsion in 2008 and never looked back. I went with an ASMO MARINE Thoosa 9000. I think they are now called Clean E Marine. It has really preformed well for me and I'm happy with the system. My old Westerbeke diesel was a V drive transmission setup. So I had to extend the stringers. I hired a local yacht re fitter who did the work as it was above my skill set. Here is what was done:
Again I had a V drive setup where the shaft of the engine faced the bow.  If you have a straight line engine setup you probably will just have to rebuild your current stringers assuming they are in bad shape. I did the rest of the install myself and it was not difficult. 

Capt. Mike
http://biankablog.blogspot.com



From: billbrockway <billbrockway@yahoo.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 1:55 PM
Subject: [Electric Boats] Introduction

 
Hi, I'm new to the group. I recently decided to re-power my 30-foot monohull sailboat with an electric motor, so I'm here looking for advice and experience.

My initial research turned up Sailboat Kits from Thunderstruck Motors, both 8.5 and 10.5 KW, both 48-volt systems, each under $2,000 (minus the batts). Has anyone used these?

I started thinking and engine compartment projects because I need to replace rotten stringers that hold the engine mounts for my current diesel. Will switching to electric mean a different approach to stringers?

Thanks, and I look forward to sharing this journey with you.

Bill



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