Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

First test run under electric power yesterday. Uncanny feeling to watch your surroundings go by with scarcely any noise to accompany it. We got up to 6.5 Knots on a 6.62 hull speed boat at 196 A, 9 Kw (10 Kw motor.) with a 13 X 12 LH prop.

This seems much better than the original spec you posted a while ago. Have you made changes to the drive chain since then? How much power do you use if you drop the speed by half a knot? by one knot? From what I have read and experienced (9.9hp outboard on a 22ft boat) that last knot takes a lot of power.

How much battery did you end up with? and what type?

You had also mentioned a backup genset, have you tried that out? Is it a 48v DC genset or an 115v AC unit?

I have eight (8) 6V batteries, 275 AH, in series to get 48V. They come from Rolls Battery Engineering in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada. Often they are used in golf carts. About 75 lb. each. The model I bought is no longer in production.

My genset is a Honda EU 2200i. I have not yet tried it. I am told you can operate the motor with your genset through the batteries at the same time. It is a 115V AC generator.

I have only operated my boat twice The first, a quick and dirty run. I can't vouch for the instrumentation at the time. The second was to fetch the masts. I should establish more experience and records before reporting. 

Yes, according to the manufacturer's computer generated performance printout, that extra knot uses a lot of power. If you have a boat you want to power, the manufacturer will provide a custom printout, depending on the parameters of the boat in question.

Anonymous wrote:

Hi Jim.  It's great to see her finally afloat and looking so smart.  She's just as I remember her - apart from the green hull, of course.  Another way of moving along silently is under sail :-0 !!!  I bet you can't wait to try them out..

Thanks Annie. Yes, can't wait to try out those sails! BTW, they have mellowed in colour to a faded pink. Given her new name and it's connotations, It'll probably look fine.

We are not quite ready to rig sails. I have to pull the masts and do some trimming on the bottoms so they set down properly in their mast  steps. They are too tight and won't set right down. It's a bit of a mystery because they were set with wedges in an earlier life. The foremast needed major repair at the bottom because of rot. That was done years ago and I made a 3D template to match the old dimensions. Still, a little bit off can be a lot of bit off, in a case like that. Never mind, what must be done will be done. I can make them fit without unhooking them from the crane. 

it's ironic but I won't have much time sailing her this month. I make an annual trip to Vancouver to be with my daughter's family, on the 15th, returning Oct. 6. Time to negotiate a different month, eh? The ironic part is that I'll be spending 6 of those days visiting TELEPORT (Marco Polo III) in Prince Rupert, by invitation from her new owner. A kind of pilgrimage. Still, there will be time in October for local sailing.

Anonymous wrote:

First test run under electric power yesterday. Uncanny feeling to watch your surroundings go by with scarcely any noise to accompany it. We got up to 6.5 Knots on a 6.62 hull speed boat at 196 A, 9 Kw (10 Kw motor.) with a 13 X 12 LH prop.

This seems much better than the original spec you posted a while ago. Have you made changes to the drive chain since then? How much power do you use if you drop the speed by half a knot? by one knot? From what I have read and experienced (9.9hp outboard on a 22ft boat) that last knot takes a lot of power.

How much battery did you end up with? and what type?

You had also mentioned a backup genset, have you tried that out? Is it a 48v DC genset or an 115v AC unit?

Launch day pics. More to come.

As of the 28th, the masts are in. Always a nerve wracking experience. Sure, modern ropes are strong, if they aren't t00 old. It pays, I think, in peace of mind, to use new-bought line if you're equipping an older boat.

On the way to fetch the sticks from our spar wharf, I tried out the new skeg equipped boat with her new motor. It was remarkable how the turning radius varied with speed, the slower the tighter.

Working conditions at his time of year are not fun. It looks better than it is. The early morning hours are good but by late morning the humidity is debilitating. 

And the dust, don't get me started.....