That does look like a good hull for conversion. The double-ender design should be easy to push through the water. With almost 16' at the waterline, hull speed would be about 6 mph.
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "cire" <cirejay@...> wrote:
>
> The Nordic 17 seems like an ideal boat to convert to electric. Great job but do you have any updated - 2013 - pictures?
>
> eric SV Meander
>
> --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Matthew Geier <matthew@> wrote:
> >
> > 'Downunder' it's firmly winter, and my e-boat is 'stored' for the winter
> > (I've removed the motor and controller to keep them dry indoors).
> >
> > I really don't use my boat a whole lot, it spends most of it's time
> > sitting on a trailer. (As per most normal trailable boats :-)
> >
> > I did 9 outings over last summer.
> >
> > Total electricity assuage including 'maintence' charges - 70.80 Kw/Hrs.
> > I'm on a 'time of use' tariff, but assuming all charging happened in
> > 'shoulder' (it didn't, much was 'off peak'), the electricity cost me $8.43.
> >
> > Other figure - 27.5% of my Kw/Hrs went into 'maintence' charging of my
> > FLA batteries to keep em happy.
> >
> > Diesel fuel bill for the 4wd ute (I guess the US would call the Hilux a
> > 4x4 truck), that I tow the boat with exceeded the season total
> > electricity cost in one outing!
> >
> > I suspect (I didn't record it) the fuel I bought to put in my Honda 2000
> > (which I never used 'in anger) cost more than the electricity did.
> >
> > I haven't included the depreciation cost of my Trojan batteries though.
> >
> > <http://www.sleeper.apana.org.au/boat/> describes the boat.
> >
>
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