I sent the following email to Practical Sailor. If you know the publication, you know that they do not do any advertisement and function as an independent reviewer of products in the marine industry. I think it would be helpful for the sailing community to understand what we as individual sailors are doing.
"would you consider doing an article on electric propulsion for displacement keel boats. In the US, I suspect over 10% of all "new" motors being installed to replace dead or dying gas or diesel engines in sailboats from 27 to 40ft are electric. I estimate that number at over 300 motors this year and growing. This is from my anecdotal questioning of companies selling inboard electrical propulsion and the limited information available from the few diesel manufacturers.
The electrical marine propulsion companies in the US are in alphabetical order: Annapolis Hybrid Marine (Thoosa), Elco, Electoprop, Electric Yacht, GreenStar (new to the US), MasterVolt, and Torqeedo... also DIY kits being offered these include Thunderstruck, and Electric Motor Sport. Finally there are those who just build their own."
If you would also like to reach out to Practical Sailor, you can contact them at practicalsailor@belvoir.com
Mike Electric Yachts of Southern California/Pacific
Posted by: mike@electricyachtssocal.com
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