Chris,
Electric Yacht (www.electricyacht.com) has also done a couple saildrive. They don't have it listed but I know they have done a couple. It is a drop in place retrofit
geoff
www.straightturn.net
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Eric" <ewdysar@...> wrote:
>
> Chris,
>
> Sillette has had Sonic electric saildrives available for a while, so I would assume that there have been a few conversions done by now. I haven't heard any reports directly from an electric saildrive owner to date.
>
> Here's a link to a brochure from Sillette that includes a discussion about electric conversions.
> http://www.sillette.co.uk/pdf/sonic_elect_mk2_brochure.pdf
>
> That said, given the boat's displacement and stock 28hp diesel installation, I would think that you should be looking at drives right around the 10kW level.
>
> Fair winds,
> Eric
> Marina del Rey, CA
>
> --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Chris Witzgall <chris@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know of an electric conversion using a saildrive? It looks like
> > there are a few drop in solutions.
> >
> > I would think that the saildrive could have a nice big prop, and it is
> > exactly facing aft, so very efficient.
> >
> > We are buying a new to us boat, a 35 foot Wauquiez Pretorien, and the engine
> > MAY be toast.
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
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