Welcome to the group.
I am certainly no expert, but there are a lot of them here - both of the educated and of the experienced variety.
You can go through many of the posts to discover some guidelines and rules of thumb about what technologies to use, and how to calculate things.
I think the science (as all sailboat science - to me) still has a fair chunk of art in it. The correct choices for you may not be the correct choices for someone else.
For myself, my requirements are:
1. To get my boat in and out of the marina (which could involve 3 km against the wind, as we are between two peninsulars).
2. To be low cost (I don't have a large budget) - in exchange for this I am willing and able to do a lot of the work myself.
3. To suit my boat (Alberg 30).
4. To allow future expansion (more batteries).
Other people may want their boat to get to hull speed (I don't need that to begin with).
Some may want more hours of endurance.
Some may need over-power for issues such as tides, currents etc.
On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 3:41 AM, pirata.azul@yahoo.com [electricboats] <electricboats@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Miguel PorfirioMany thanks and best regards,Can you please adviseme with some information about the motors to connect directly to my shaft, controlers, throtle, batteries chargers, etc. and the best prices.Dear Sirs,I have a 30ft sailboat, Albin Ballad, with 3,300Kg. The engine is a very old Volvo Penta MD6A with 10hp and a 14x10 prop with 2 blades.
I'm studing the possibility to repower with electric motor.
There are so many kits from so many brands and prices...
What kind of motor should I use? AC, Trifasic, DC, Brushless, Brushed, 24v, 36, 48v, 72, etc?
I'm a daysailer and ocasionly weekender. The worse conditions I have is motoring against the tide for about 10miles to arrive into my marina.
Are the calculations right in the sites about my range and speed or is just publiciti?
I'm thinking about agm batteries for the relation price and available amps. I'm I right? How many amps should I have in my bank of batteries?
Is the regenaration real or is minimal?
I have 220v in the marina to recharge the batteries.
In the sites they give me the speed and range with no wind and calm sea. But, if I have bad weather in my bow? With wind and waves against is it going to be safe to have an electric motor?
Sorry for so many questions but I'm still very skeptic about it.
Where there is a shell, there is a way...
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