T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] Standard boat data collection

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Re: [Electric Boats] Standard boat data collection

10 years, dang has it been that long? Thanks for those 10 years.

eric SV Meander

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Myles Twete" <matwete@...> wrote:
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> There are a couple good boats for electric conversions:
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> . Charles Mathys
> <http://www.amazon.com/Electric-Propulsion-Boats-Charles-Mathys/dp/098437751
> 4> ' Electric Propulsion for Boats
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> . Douglas Little
> <http://www.amazon.com/Electric-Boats-Handbook-Clean-Boating/dp/0070381046/r
> ef=pd_sim_b_2> 's Electric Boats and it looks like Mathys now has another
> one out:
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> . My Electric Boats by Charles Mathys
> <http://www.amazon.com/My-Electric-Boats-Charles-Mathys/dp/0984377522/ref=pd
> _sim_b_1>
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> -Myles Twete
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> 26' electric wooden scow barge cruiser: www.evalbum.com/348 (now celebrating
> 10 years with electric power)
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> From: electricboats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:electricboats@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Janice Marois
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:12 AM
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Standard boat data collection
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> This is EXACTLY the sort of information I could use. Size of motor, AC
> versus DC, (horsepower?), weight of boat, windage (brand helps), battery
> bank size, amperage used at full, 3/4, half and 1/4 throttle........
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> Or, a source for same?
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> At this point I'm exploring the possibility of going electric (er, DC) but
> where others have tread before me would be helpful. I've a small power boat
> (boxy, 7k pounds -- a sister ship sold on Yachtworld earlier this month --
> Schucker 23') and must admit the theory sounds wonderful. 'Tis the
> practicalities that bite the budget.
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> J, with lots to learn.
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> Is there a "bible" for electric boats such as Calder's for cruising boats?
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> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:01 AM, oak wrote:
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> It would probably take a better volunteer than me to compile and organize
> this, but wouldn't it be great if we could somehow put together a document
> or web page that had a collection of "standard" boats, motors, and battery
> configurations?
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> The Catalina 30 and 22, the Erickson, the Duffy - these are all well known
> boats.
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> If we had a collection of motors / batteries, and the data for each - then
> for anyone new that was seriously looking at converting an existing boat,
> they'd have a MUCH better idea of what they were getting into.
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