Bill,
Great to hear back! I used to sail on Lake Lewisville (it was close to the house, though a very small lake). Would love to sail regularly on Lake Texoma - plenty of water, nice places to anchor.
While a smallish electric solution is sufficient for my case - I can't go that far; you might want to consider something a little beefier if you're in the Keys. The common advice that I got from Electric Yacht and others was to step up one notch on the motors from the lower end systems (8.5kW). Buy a little more motor than you need, then you'll have the buffer if it is necessary. You can always get a little more power out of the batteries for a short burst - at least more than you need to regularly push the boat with.
As for batteries, that's where you may need to think seriously about the capacity. An impression I've gotten from the group so far is that the Golf Cart (GC) battery solution generally provides plenty of power for quite a bit of cruising. I tend to be a bit on the paranoid side. I would probably plan 2 sets of batteries so that I've always got a backup if I do somehow run my first set out of capacity. But that's just me, and I really don't have much experience in this real (yet).
Good luck!
John
Night Breeze, Catalina 30
Austin, TX
From: billbrockway <billbrockway@yahoo.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Introduction
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Introduction
Hi John,
My boat came from an inland lake in Texas - bought it on Grapevine, and sailed on Ray Roberts and Lake Lewisville before moving to the Florida Keys. It is a TMI 30 (Texas Marine International).
My use here is a lot like what you describe, but eventually we'll be cruising Bahamas or Carib, so I'm trying to make sure whatever I install will work for that, too.
Thanks for your comments on different manufacturers. That's just the kind of thing I want to learn from this group!
Bill
--- In mailto:electricboats%40yahoogroups.com, oak <oak_box@...> wrote:
>
> Bill,
> Welcome!
> Â
> Which kind of boat do you have, where are you located (approximately), and how do you want to use the boat?
> Â
> I've done some looking around too, thinking about re-powering my Catalina 30. I'm on an inland lake in Texas. So I don't have to deal with currents or large waves. Typical usage for me is probably high power for the first 1-2 min. to get out of the slip, then low power for the next 15 min or so to get out of the marina and sails up, and reverse that coming in. Or... if motoring, maybe running at relatively moderate speed for no more than an hour or two.
> Â
> Thunderstuck seems like a very good company to work with.
> From what I can tell, the primary difference between their setup and the drop-in units that Electric Yacht and Propulsion Marine provide is "how much work do you want to do?".
> Â
> If you have to replace stringers anyway, and if you're a "hands on" kind of guy, then the kit from Thunderstruck will save you some money.
> Â
> If you're not wanting to spend the time machining the brackets to hold the motor, etc...  Then a drop in kit from either of the other two will be much simpler to deal with, but cost more.
> Â
> John
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: billbrockway <billbrockway@...>
> To: mailto:electricboats%40yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 12:55 PM
> Subject: [Electric Boats] Introduction
>
>
>
> Â
>
> 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
>
My boat came from an inland lake in Texas - bought it on Grapevine, and sailed on Ray Roberts and Lake Lewisville before moving to the Florida Keys. It is a TMI 30 (Texas Marine International).
My use here is a lot like what you describe, but eventually we'll be cruising Bahamas or Carib, so I'm trying to make sure whatever I install will work for that, too.
Thanks for your comments on different manufacturers. That's just the kind of thing I want to learn from this group!
Bill
--- In mailto:electricboats%40yahoogroups.com, oak <oak_box@...> wrote:
>
> Bill,
> Welcome!
> Â
> Which kind of boat do you have, where are you located (approximately), and how do you want to use the boat?
> Â
> I've done some looking around too, thinking about re-powering my Catalina 30. I'm on an inland lake in Texas. So I don't have to deal with currents or large waves. Typical usage for me is probably high power for the first 1-2 min. to get out of the slip, then low power for the next 15 min or so to get out of the marina and sails up, and reverse that coming in. Or... if motoring, maybe running at relatively moderate speed for no more than an hour or two.
> Â
> Thunderstuck seems like a very good company to work with.
> From what I can tell, the primary difference between their setup and the drop-in units that Electric Yacht and Propulsion Marine provide is "how much work do you want to do?".
> Â
> If you have to replace stringers anyway, and if you're a "hands on" kind of guy, then the kit from Thunderstruck will save you some money.
> Â
> If you're not wanting to spend the time machining the brackets to hold the motor, etc...  Then a drop in kit from either of the other two will be much simpler to deal with, but cost more.
> Â
> John
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: billbrockway <billbrockway@...>
> To: mailto:electricboats%40yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 12:55 PM
> Subject: [Electric Boats] Introduction
>
>
>
> Â
>
> 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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