Chandler,
Glad that my ramblings were useful.  Honestly, I do think that electric
systems are the way of the future and with an engineering background it
should be entirely doable for you.  I am a mechanical engineer and work
wind wind energy so I have a pretty good grasp of the fundamentals although
I am no expert in batteries and controllers - in any case feel free to run
things by me if you want.  Sounds like an exciting project and I would love
to follow along and see what you decide.  I also didn't know that Rob Ball
had converted his 34 to electric so that is encouraging and a nice data
point!  Starting with a good motor and controller and some cheap batteries
that can be upgraded later could be a good way to go.  Maybe I'll start
putting together the specs for a system for my boat this winter ...

Anyhow, if you can limp the old engine along, getting to head out and sail
your new boat a this season while you figure it out sounds like a great
plan.  Definitely the best to get out sailing and then see what things you
want to change/improve.  I suggest you invest in a US Tow Boat gold
membership (something like $250/year I think) so if your engine dies and
there is no wind you can get a tow back home without breaking the bank.

BTW, Stu (who manages the list) requests that we all trim out the previous
messages from our replies so as not to fill up the list server storage
faster than required (otherwise every message gets stored multiple times).

Nathan

S/V Wisper

1981 C&C 34

Lynn MA
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