Hi Anne,
Do you mean that the bow is sitting lower relative to the stern? That is what I found after installing the eight 12 volt AGM's under the settees on my Ericson 27. Bow down 1 1/2" - 2". I also have two 12 volt house batteries so I moved them to the stern lazarette. I have noticed no adverse affect to sailing performance. Aesthetically I like the lower bow on the E27. To my eye Ericson 27's tend to look a little squat in the stern and the Electric Ericson 27 looks to sit on her lines a bit better.
Mark
Santa Cruz
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, amracel@... wrote:
>
> I finally have my Electric Yacht 180ibl installed. I'll be taking it
> on my first 'long' voyages (well, a couple of 5 hour days) which,
> hopefully will be mostly sailing. But what numbers I do get when I run
> the engine, I'll be happy to share with you all.
>
> My question though is the weight loss that I'm finding interesting.
> The batteries and engine should be about the same weight as the
> Westebeke I pulled out last year. But the water on the siderails is
> draining upward now instead of downward. I'm guessing it's placement
> rather than weight. But I'm wondering if anyone has added ballast to
> adjust for the difference in weight/distribution with the 'lighter'
> propulsion mode. Or, with a 4 ton boat is it really not a concern?
>
> Anne Racel
> 4 Degrees
>
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