T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] Marine Heads

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Re: [Electric Boats] Marine Heads

The portapotti is really the way to go for a head on boat. We operate mostly on Tomales Bay which has no pump out facilities, so it's the only solution. However, having had one on our 30' LION for some time, I wouldn't go to a standard (and often troublesome) marine head and holding tank if we did get pumpouts. The porta version is easy to use, easy to empty, substantially odor free, and takes very little space. Reccommend them to all my friends who ask me .. or I will if any ever do ask...

Best Regards,

Paul <paul136mc@yahoo.com>

Paul C. Smith 707 874 2112
PO Box 120
Camp meeker, CA 95419

From: Tom Regan <boat_works@yahoo.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, June 3, 2010 9:15:37 AM
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:
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> 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.grapevie wpointboatworks. 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
>