I have been sailing at least twice per week, 12 months per year, for the
last 23 years. I lived on my boat for two of those years with no home port
– and sailed every day for those two years. I have been in storms and
squalls, big seas, big wind, and almost 360'ed my boat twice. In all that
time, my engine compartment stayed 'dry'. One factor is I have a deep bilge
– so if water get's in from a rogue wave or what have you, the engine stays
dry.
One very scary day was when we were in 30 knot winds and the rail was in the
water, and one of my engine mount brackets failed – with a drip less system,
if you move it to one side, water starts pouring in at an alarming rate.
Even then, the water flowed under my engine into the bilge, and we had
enough time to prop up the engine to align the shaft and pump out the bilge
– and the engine itself stayed dry.
So for a boat with a good drip less stuffing box and a deep bilge, I am not
too concerned about the motor getting wet.
I realize some boats have a shallow bilge and this is a concern – by for my
Cal-29, getting the motor wet is not an issue.
Next week I will be putting the electric yacht 100 system to the test, and
posting all the data I can accumulate for this group.
Blessings,
Pastor Brett
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