Very nice website! But I stand by my recommendation. Range in no wind and flat water is one thing. Range in adverse conditions (e.g. Santa Ana's) quite another. (And I think your distance is a tad shorter)
That said, there's no reason (other than $$&weight) not to go ahead and put a big battery bank like your 22KWH in. With any luck there's a little wind and you've got nearly full batteries on arrival.
Still, for backup and given that you probably want/need a dinghy anyway, I think that's a good option.
Cheers,
-Keith
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, James Lambden <james@...> wrote:
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> I have a 1977 Catalina 30 that I have been cruising from Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz Island and back with batteries half full. With solar being added this week, I imagine she will be able to circumnavigate Santa Cruz Island.
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> Details of the conversion are documented well on the site http://www.electricboatdesign.com
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> If you want to come for a test sail on her, you are most welcome.
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> Regards,
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> James
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> On Jul 18, 2011, at 7:11 PM, tntcontrol wrote:
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> > Awesome to find this group! i own a '66 islander '33 that i am wanting to convert to a e-boat. i am starting my research and am interested in finding a electric drive that could get my boat from Long Beach to Catalina (26 miles or so) on a no wind day. Also i am replacing my gas Atomic 4..... I will be stoked to get rid of that.... Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks you!
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