Function of electric power aside, unless one is exclusively connected to
shore power, you need a big array of solar panels. To my eye, they ruin the
beauty that a C&C design presents.

With regards to electric power with a sail drive, I would not want a hunk
of aluminum stuck in salt water, a hunk with the need to replace a gasket
on a regular schedule. Much more involved than changing the strut bearing
and packing.

Ed Levert
C&C 34 Briar Patch
New Orleans, La

On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 7:13 PM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Electric power is HUGELY dependent on what you expect to do with your
> boat. I just got back from taking my boat to the yard. That was 4 hours at
> 6.5 knots. If I had enough batteries to do that with electricity I could
> forgo the keel. It wouldn't be unusual for us to cover 60-80 miles under
> power in a day on a cruise and one memorable trip - for bad reasons - we
> motored from Annapolis to Long Island sound. When you have 2 or 3 weeks
> vacation, someplace to be, and no wind forecast for days on end electric
> isn't going to work at all. It wasn't real fun, but we got to see all of
> Long Island Sound and actually had 30 knots on the beam from Block Island
> to Cape May going home :)
>
> OTOH some people live where there is a consistent breeze and only need to
> get in and out of a marina or mooring field. Electric is great for that.
>
> Joe
>
> Coquina
>
>
> On 8/11/2020 3:51 PM, Nathan Post via CnC-List wrote:
>
> 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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