Hans,
As soon as your budget is considering an Electric Yacht system, I would suggest a Torqeedo Cruise 4.0. It is the same price as the the cheapest EY system and I would think that it would be an easier install for you. The Torqeedo systems are very sophisticated and and the company is large enough that you can have confidence that they'll be around to support their product in the future.
For boats that can use an outboard installation, I find the Torqeedos an elegant solution.
Fair winds,
Eric
Marina del Rey, CA
no financial interest, just a happy customer
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, John Raynes <johncraynes@...> wrote:
>
> Hans,
>
> I recommend the equipment from Electric Yacht and I can also help you
> install the unit if you want. This is hands down the best equipment for
> your boat at the least expense. I know how we all want to do it ourselevs
> but there is no real savings and no warranty.
>
> John Raynes
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Hans, Hans Sembach, Sembach <
> hsembach@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > New to the group. I live in Florida near Tampa. I have a Irwin 28
> > sailboat. The gas engine was previously removed and has a 9.8 Nissan
> > hanging off the back. I've been interested in changing to electric but have
> > been having a hard time finding a cost effective means to do so. In
> > searching the internet I found this group, so here I am. I'm handy with
> > tools and can build/assemble what is needed, just not sure exactly what is
> > needed. My intitial plan was to strip the bottom of everything associated
> > with the old shaft and fill in the stuffing box hole. I wanted to use a
> > large electric trolling motor that could handle a large prop so that I could
> > remove it when not in use and store it in a cockpit locker. My assumption
> > was that I could get rid of the drag underneath to help this old boat to
> > move in lite winds. On the otherhand, I'm not sure if it would be just as
> > easy to put the motor inside. I am also looking for electric regeneration
> > possibilities when sailing to charge the batteries from the motor being used
> > as a generator. I have yet to find information if trolling motors can do
> > this. Thanks for any advice. I have yet to dig thru the archives for any
> > information yet.
> >
> > Hans
> >
> >
> >
>
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