Re: [electricboats] 39' sloop conversion

Ah, I take it the Thunderstruck ME1616 is rated at 10kW ... again, pretty much exactly what I plan to install in my own 34ft powercat conversion, although the make has not been decided yet (possibly Fischer Panda pod drives).

I am currently also looking into a way to install a dual function Flettner rotor sail and vertical axis wind turbine on the cabin roof. I know that sounds mad, but there is a small chance I may be able to make it work - some VAWT manufacturers are interested in the idea as VAWT alone don't sell very well.

Kind regards,

Kai Rabenstein 

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On 18 May 2020, at 14:45, Darin <armyofpenguins@gmail.com> wrote:

Randy, that's an ambitious but pretty cool sounding project.  I'd love to hear how it turns out.  I imagine you must live somewhere there is lot's of sunshine!

On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 5:52 AM Randy Cain <randylcain@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm just getting started on my complete conversion from sail to solar. I think I got the last ME1616 that Thunderstruck had in stock, sorry! I'm going with 57KWH of prismatics because, with a good bms to carefully manage SOC and balance, they will outlive me. The only issue is waiting for them to arrive from China. I am using the 4.8Kw of solar panels to charge the LiFePO4 battery and using TMS DC-DC for 12v house power. It's a 50a max inverter so there are 2 that work together to run the windlass. There are dual TMS2500 chargers for recharging from the grid when needed. There's no ICE generator. No fuel onboard at all. All above is per hull because the boat is a 34' Endeavour catamaran. My calculations theorize a 6kt continuous cruise speed with unlimited range on solar while charging and supplying house power needs.