Sally
It seems I try something new with the EP system every season usually not planned. Normally, I like to fire up the generator sooner rather than later if it looks like I'll be motoring for a while. But, because I started the cruise at night in almost non existent winds it was nice to be able to motor along quietly in the darkness. Could never do that with the diesel. The light winds came and went through out the day so that I never felt the need to fire up the generator until the anchor was set. I had a similar experience on the return leg that I have not posted about yet. The 8A4D AGM bank is still holding up well after six seasons. Plan to do some testing of them over the winter to see how they compared to previous test data.
Capt. Mike
http://biankablog.blogspot.com
From: Sally Reuther <smreuther@gmail.com>
To: electricboats <electricboats@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] A Columbus Day Electro Sail
Great electric sailing day on the water Capt. Mike! Thanks for the data - it's always helpful to see how the electric propulsion system works in various conditions. We were hard at work at the sailboat show in Annapolis telling people about the pleasure of electric sailing while you were living it!
Sally Reuther
Annapolis Hybrid Marine
On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Mike <biankablog@verizon.net> wrote:
Had a real nice twenty mile Columbus Day voyage in mostly light winds so I did a lot of electro sailing. Got some battery numbers and charging times using the Honda at anchor along with some of the sights along the way here:Capt. Mike
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