Electric Sailboats: An HONEST Discussion — Sailing Uma [Step 140]
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A full Discussion about Sailing with an Electric Motor!
Topics we cover:
0:09 The Boats
1:53 The Motor & Batteries
4:11 Why Electric?
6:50 Cooling / Heating
8:37 Electric VS Diesel
14:43 Charging Setup
18: 57 Regen (Charging while sailing)
21:53 When there’s NO WIND
23:20 SAFETY (Heavy Weather)
31:45 Future Plans
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Sailing Saoirse: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv34WrsGkr6FXLYz1AOL7A
Their Boat: 1971 Pearson 35
Their Motor: http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/sevcon-brushless-sailboat-kit-10.5kw.html
Their Batteries: Chevy Volt Batteries
Their Anchor: Mantus 45lbs
Learning The Lines: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsVjvlRBIbWVTFtQXemzXqA
Their Boat: 1978 Endeavour 32
Their Motor: http://electricyacht.com/product/electric-propulsion-plug-n-play-2/
Their Batteries: https://battlebornbatteries.com/?afmc=su_01
Their Anchor: Mantus 35lbs
Sailing Uma
Our Boat: 1972 Pearson 36
Our Motor: Forklift motor
Our Batteries: https://battlebornbatteries.com/?afmc=su_01
Our Anchor: Rocna 55lbs
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Electro-beke Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L1xmG5Kndw&list=PLx_mGFQfb39FXu_oCzggYfkeRKYkI6xpi
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My Electric Boats: https://amzn.to/2Rz3w4r
Storm Tactics Handbook (Lynn and Larry Pardey) : https://amzn.to/2pHcsYI
Electro-Beke Article: https://www.sailinguma.com/electro-beke/
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