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yacht watching is so much better that tv watching !

Created by SandS > 9 months ago, 10 Oct 2018

NSW

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Yara

NSW, 1315 posts

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SandS said..

Chris 249 said..

saintpeter said..

theselkie said..
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/vagabond-31-cruising-yacht/218650

Beautiful yacht, and would be on my watch list but for its ELECTRIC MOTOR.
Any comments from the brains trust??

The only people I knew who tried an electric motor threw it away, and they were very keen and good sailors.

thats like an ancestor of mine who bought a motor car in about 1890 .....they said it was a **** box ,and went back to the horse and cart !

The motor car used high energy density fuel. And this is still the problem. Until hydrogen fuel cells or similar get to be commercial, fossil fuels will still be the go for yachts. There are no recharge stations on the high seas

Bundeenabuoy

NSW

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Bundeenabuoy

NSW, 1239 posts

Wander66 said..

Yara said..

Wander66 said..

BlueMoon said..
Would one of those Honda portable gennys be up to it,at cruising speed?

Apparently that Elco electric motor can be rigged as a hybrid with a diesel genny, see manufacturers link below. But you need a fixed generator; looks like a 5kVa unit like the Fischer Panda would do the job for $12k, and it only weighs 75kg see other link. Would be an interesting project (with someone else's money).
~~https://www.elcomotoryachts.com/ep-20-inboard.shtml~~
www.arnoldsboatshop.com.au/marine-generator-panda-5000ineo-14478445.html

So you end up with a diesel engine again. Most generators are air cooled, so you will need ventilation fans and ducting. Can't see the point. Yes you might save a little fuel if some of the time you can run on solar, but it is a lot of hassle and more chance of equipment failure.
Large ships have these systems, but typically they have twin screws and a large electrical power demand for things like refregeration, winches etc. They also run their gensets 24/7.

I agree it's more trouble than its worth but I wasn't suggesting the type of genny you you use to run a welding plant out of the back of a truck, the Fischer Panda is a silenced marine generator that's more at a home in superyacht than a landcruiser ute.

I agreed thats why its worth a lot less than the asking price