Great Photos! Very helpful. Looks like you did a fantastic job of fabricating the motor mount and you are using chain drive. Gear sizes? What size/model motor? Does the motor power the boat well in rougher seas? Congrats on your conversion.
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> > I have a 1969 Cal34 with gasoline Atomic 4 V-Drive engine. Does anyone have experience converting this to electric.
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> Dean, I have a 1968 Cal34 and converted last year using the Thunderstruck kit. Like many in the group here, an Atomic 4 was no longer working and a repower to diesel would have cost more than the value of the boat. By building a frame out of aluminum angle and a scrap piece of 3/8ths sheet aluminum, I mounted my motor at an angle to match my old V drive. I have just posted photos in an album, Cal34. While a 34 foot boat is about as large as I would go with a 48volt system, the Cals are under 10,000 lbs and no one expects to break speed records. I also have the Honda 2000i as everyone has recommended. There is a long learning curve but I enjoy it. Hope this helps- DC
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