Friday, November 15, 2013

Re: [Electric Boats] practicality ?

 

John

If your diesel is working I don't recommend converting if it was dead or dying it would be a different story. New systems and advances/price changes in batteries may come along in the meantime.

As far as charging during absences. My 10kw bank does fine with 120 watts of solar and a wind turbine. Don't really need to fire up the battery charger over the winter.

Capt. Mike

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 08:30:43 -0800
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Subject: [Electric Boats] practicality ?

 

Good Day,

 

I'm in the thought process of an electric repower of my boat. Most everything says I should convert based on numbers. One of the considerations, absenteeism, just hasn't been addressed in the sources that I've utilized.

 

So here's the question, if an boat owner can't visit a boat for periods of time that could run up to two months on occasion coupled with more frequent absences lasting several weeks, is there a better battery choice to be made?

 

In another two years or so, I should hope to be able to pay much more (almost daily) and long periods of absenteeism would virtually be eliminated.

 

Should I wait to do the repower? I have a perfectly working diesel presently.

 

Thanks for your informed responses.  John

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