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Any all electric boat the size of 22' cruiser would need Li batteries (unless it was a submarine where you need the extra ballast). And yes, today it would be very expensive unless you only used the boat for short sunset cruises. But in 5 to 10 years, we shall see.

I have a 5 hp Mercury with a high thrust prop with will push my 22' cruiser at 4.3 knots with is almost 5 mph. That is on a lightly loaded boat (one passenger and a dog)

It has been my experience that an inverter will often fail to save your fuse.

I added round port holes just forward of the navigation lights. These not only mitigated some of the 'cave' like feeling of the v-berth but improved ventilation when opened.

I also like a paddle wheel on my transducer for a speed signal for all the reasons Hardee mentioned. Out of curiosity, I compared my paddle wheel speed indication with GPS speed-over-ground. On a calm day on a calm lake I went back and forth at various speeds and recorded speed and SOG (I was...

Thanks Gary, I'll be there!

I wouldn't complain too much about the BoatUS $25 fee. I just went through the FCC for my MMSI (since I plan on boating in Canada and maybe Baja). The cost was $220, which includes an unneeded ship radio station license. The bureaucratic maze with the FCC was not a pleasant experience as well.

Thanks Gary, I'll give them a call. Karl

I recently learned the VHF in my boat was programmed with a phony MMSI (if it was real it would have been issued in Croatia?????). I've just got a new MMSI issued from the FCC but now I need to send the radio back to Uniden so they can wave their magic wand over it so I can program my new MMSI...

What a tragedy. I looked at the data from the Newport buoy and the swell was over 10' that morning.

You should always use a power cable that is rated for 30 amps if you are connecting to a 30 supply even if your internal main breaker will trip at 15 amps. The 15 amp main breaker only protects components 'downstream' of it, it does not protect your input cable. For example, if you had a short...

I had the drippy cave, dampness under the mattress syndrome and solved it by adding Vetus round portholes on the port and starboard wall of the V-berth and elevating the mattress by a adding 1/2" x 3/4" cedar slats every 4" under the mattress to allow some airflow. I open the portholes and...

Those are good specs. I might go for it at 100 miles on a charge. And you are right, it is coming.

The pricing is interesting, the motor is $6000, charger $2000, and a single battery pack $8500. The battery pack holds 8.8 kWh so if WOT of 1500 prop RPM is the full 25kW then a single battery pack would fully discharge in 21 minutes. So a practical boat would need multiple battery packs and...

I have worked in electric submarine propulsion for years and there are a few murky issues with this motor and battery. First, they offer a 60 kWh battery. At 180 hp (134 kW) the battery would be fully discharged in less than 27 minutes so WOT must be used sparingly. The estimate of 70 miles...

In August eight humpbacks joined me as I fished for salmon over a massive bait ball south of Winchester Bay, Oregon. They tended to dive and breech as three separate groups. There was one calf that mimicked her mother's moves perfectly. The bait ball was huge, initially 40 feet thick and a...

I must confess I really like a good 'tube steak' but I only buy those in natural casings -- easy to find in Southern Oregon -- but I'm not sure I want to know what is in them.

My boat had a similar setup when I purchased it although the two batteries where in the bilge between the gas tanks (bad idea). I moved the starter battery to the starboard lazarette and the house battery to the space below the v-berth. I built a battery mount supported by vibration isolaters...

Battery holder below V-berth

I pulled Nowhere Fast out and brought her home after two great months moored at Salmon Harbor, Winchester Bay. I was able to get out on the boat two days per week. The gas I saved not towing to boat each time more than paid for the slip fee. I loved being part of the community on my dock and...