Don:
I'm finishing up my second season under electric propulsion on my 8 ton 30 foot sailboat and I have no intention of ever going back to having a diesel engine on board. My inaugural cruise last year was a 200 mile round trip to Newport RI. I just recently I completed a 140 mile trip to New York and back. Using a Honda 2000i along with solar and a Marine Air X 48 volt wind generator. I anchored most of the time and only charged up using the AC dock power two times. Why? Because it was there!<g>
You can see a little log of the journey here http://biankablog.
I was a little apprehensive about making this trip because my Xantrex XBM battery monitor display went kaput earlier in the season so I had no way of know how much current I was drawing from the battery bank so I ran the generator a lot (used about three or four gallons) to keep the batteries charged as much as possible. Next time I make the trip I don't think I will have to do that because I found I did not have to use the electric propulsion as much as I thought I would for the trip down the East River. With each cruise I am more and more confident that I made the correct choice in going electric for auxilary propulsion on board.
Mike
http://biankablog.
--- On Tue, 9/29/09, donsaxton@ymail.
From: donsaxton@ymail.
Subject: [Electric Boats] Repowering 40' 1975 20,000 lb sailboat
To: electricboats@
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 12:24 PM
Hi all,
i am a crusing sailer and i love the thought of a electric drive system.
But from what i see here it doesent sound like a electric drive system
is a effective option for my crusing life style.
i would be very intrested in any contrary opinions.
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