Saturday, August 15, 2009

[Electric Boats] Re: Diesel Generators for electric conversion

 

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Mike <biankablog@...> wrote:
>
Hi Mark,

I checked your blog, and couldn't find anything about your charging system. I'm interested how you're connecting the 2000i to your drive. What kind and size of charger? With your (4) 4Ds, you must be running 48v.

Thanks,
Eric

> Mark:
>  
> Do you really need to go at 80% of hull speed? I pulled my 27 HP Westerbeke diesel out and use a Honda 2000i generator via the battery charger for bulk charging and it can also push the boat at 2.9 knots without  drawing from the battery bank at all. Which is a slightly less than  half of my boats hull speed. It's small, quiet and easily portable. Plus I can use it to make ice with the table top ice maker I bought.  Boat drinks anyone? <g> I never want to go back to having a diesel onboard. I like the smell of clean down below too much and my boat is a "sailboat". I find that most of the time I don't even use the generator at all.  You might want to try a similiar setup at first. If it does not work out you could always throw in a diesel generator in at some point in the future and sell the Honda or just use it to make ice.<g>  Anyway that's my two cents.
>  
> Mike
> http://biankablog.blogspot.com
>

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