Re: [Electric Boats] Looking for Advice on a Electric Drive System Supplier

 

On 5/13/2010 4:11 PM, Rob Johnson wrote:

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From: Timechick <timechick@gmail.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 14 May, 2010 5:51:49 AM
Subject: RE: [Electric Boats] Looking for Advice on a Electric Drive System Supplier

Here , the coastguard is the "sea tow".

Yes , the biggest problem is outboards , running the batteries flat , or fuel problems.

And that leads to my point , they had no backup !.

I think the point I'm trying to say is that even the best made, best maintained,  most powerful engines can and do fail.  If you have a sail boat with an engine then you have two power systems.  Engine and Sail.  I would say if you want to be really safe, you need to be very skilled in the operation of both.  Relying on just an Engine is just about as "unsafe" as just on sail.  Engines are easy to use and this makes us lazy.   Just relying on the good ol' engine is a recipe for disaster. 

--  Penelope L. McFadin lux libertas et caritas http://chaosbutterfly.com/ http://www.cafepress.com/chaosbutterfly 29N32'32.45" 95W2'12.58"  

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