T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] 21' launch performance data

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Re: [Electric Boats] 21' launch performance data

Tom

Such words of wisdom have seldom been spoken on this forum, especially with lady passengers aboard.

----- Original Message -----

From: Tom Regan

To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 6:15 PM

Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] 21' launch performance data

I guess that range isn't the problem, it's the duration that becomes an issue after three cups if coffee...
;)
-Tom
On 6/3/2010 7:48 AM, aweekdaysailor wrote:

Denny,

I note you've added a head to your design. I guess too much range can be a bad thing!

;)

-Keith

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "dennis wolfe" <dwolfe@...> wrote:
>
> Tom, You've got a beautiful boat there. That is the third Zimmer Launch to go electric that I know of. Lots of load carrying capacity in a 21' boat. Isn't cruising along in silence great?
>
> Denny
> www.wolfEboats.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 10:23 PM
> Subject: [Electric Boats] 21' launch performance data
>
>
>
> We have posted power vs. speed data for our new electric launch on our website: http://www.grapeviewpointboatworks.com/chart.html
>
> We'll add information about range vs. speed after we cycle the battery bank a bit more. This is a start.
>
> As might be expected, although hull speed (6 kts) takes about 2800W,
> 75% of hull speed takes 25% of that power, and 50% of hull speed takes only 10% of 2800W.
>
> -Tom
>