T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] New To the forum and thinking of Repowering a 65 motor sailer

Monday, January 10, 2011

Re: [Electric Boats] New To the forum and thinking of Repowering a 65 motor sailer

Here are a couple more companies , if you read through the sites , it will give you some idea on what is readily achievable. http://news.nauticexpo.com/press/nanni-diesel/nanni-hybrid-system-energy-in-blue-here-and-now-21510-194466.html http://www.hybrid-marine.co.uk/13.html .

Also , before you get too enthused on any one product , do a pricing , there is a huge variation.

Nicholas , there is a difference between a diesel-electric , and a hybrid system.

I would suggest you go for a hybrid system , with a reasonable battery supply. By the time that is built in properly , you will see your budget diminished substantially.

But that should allow you to motor sail better.

Just keeping that prop turning over is going to help , but you also have enough power to point a little higher under sail etc , it will make your boat look and feel a better sailing boat than it is.

To get that boat motoring in electric power mode to 10 knots + is going to cost big bickies , a hybrid will do the job well for you , I believe , and a lot cheaper.

FWIW Rob J.

From: James Sizemore <james@deny.org>
To: "electricboats@yahoogroups.com" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "electricboats@yahoogroups.com" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, 11 January, 2011 5:38:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] New To the forum and thinking of Repowering a 65 motor sailer

Master volt has a hybrid add on that can be added to any engine, that might be what your looking for.

http://www.mastervolt.com/marine/products/hybridmaster/hybridmaster-96/

Out side of that the highest hp electric motor that runs at safe 48 volts is the Electric yacht 360i.

http://www.electricyacht.com/electric-yacht-products/electric-yacht-system.html

There are a lot of "system" diagrams on Mastervolts site for different types of yachts.

They seem to recommend dual pods for your size vessel.

Good luck and ignore the wave of negative emails that are about to come your way.

On Jan 8, 2011, at 10:46 PM, "ibles_world" <ibles_world@yahoo.com> wrote:

I purchased a 65ft Motor Sailor, Wellington Design, details can be found here

http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatMergedDetails.jsp?boat_id=1797052&ybw=&units=Feet&currency=USD&access=Public&listing_id=60410&url=

I would like to re-power this craft with a diesel electric in-board system, I plan on taking the boat for extended cruising, I am budgeting 30k for this modification, I would like to do it for less but if it cost more I fully understand that this is a boatt = Bust Out Another Ten Thousand.

It is Powered by a 160hp Lehman turbo diesel engine presently (Running well), 15' beam, 68000lbs displacement (With the current power plant) it drafts at 6' with cruising gear, it has a Northern Lights 12.5kw generator Will upgrade if I have to. Hydraulic pto generator uninstaller but will be reinstalled, 1000 Gallon Diesel fuel tank, the solar panels are too old and worthless to contribute any notable power. plan on replacing them with better larger flat panels

The Boat does 10 knots on average and I would like a bit more if it wont matter too much. The boat has a walk around engine room, so space in not an object. The current prop in a 3 blade variable pitch that I will be keeping.

There is much I probable left out of this post, so please ask.

Thank you

Nicholas
Ible's World