To quote
Fair winds,
Eric
Marina del Rey, CA
"Apparently, you lost all of your ground tackle too. I'm not sure why
anyone would motor into the darkness near dangerous waters with the
primary drive near empty, but this scenario is filled with a series of
bad decisions. Even a Honda portable generator would get you away from
the rocks unless you're in a current that exceeds 3kts.
If you had a diesel as your primary drive, would your first response be
to take off at full throttle? As long as we're creating a worst case
scenario, we might as well include that you used all of your fuel making
microwave popcorn and fresh water for the converted cockpit jacuzzi
party, so the geneset won't run anyway.
Seriously, dropping an anchor stops all of this right now. If you're in
blue water, in conditions that you would rather not sail in, the
traditional responses like lying ahull or deploying a sea anchor are
still efffective."
Thank goodness someone added some common sense to this. I was about to
say that Seamanship should come first. Many people sail around the world
without an engine, let alone an electric one. And if you have to add a
generator to power up the batteries, Why bother? Whats the advantage?
Just put an engine in and be done with it. The Only way I would consider
an electric motor is if it can be recharged without a generator.
Otherwise the whole Idea flies in the face of common sense. And water
and electricity don't mix.
Trisailing
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