Account of repowering Coincidence, a 1982 Victoria 26 Elegante (Victoria Yachts, DeBary FL). Coincidence home port is Lake Mendota near Madison WI. New system is a 5kW brushless motor and Sevcon controller paired with a Sillette outdrive. System is powered by a 48v 100Ah AGM battery bank which is regenerative while under sail. Saturday, September […]
Converting the sailing vessel Panormos – Case History
Converting the sailing vessel Panormos, Gulfstar Sailmaster 39, 21000lb displacement San Diego California Hi Mike, Happy to share a few thoughts on the system and more importantly, how it has affected my sailing “habits”. Below is something I am writing in hopes of submitting and getting publish to help push along the “green” revolution. Please […]
Converting the Herreshoff 28 – Case History
s/v FourWinds Hull Type Long keel w/trans. hung rudder Rig Type Masthead Ketch LOA 26.94′ / 8.21m LWL 22.81′ / 6.95m Beam 8.00′ / 2.44m Listed SA 454 ft2 / 42.18 m2 Draft (max.) 3.50′ / 1.07m Draft (min.) Disp. 10500 lbs. / 4763 kgs. Ballast 2800 lbs. / 1270 kgs. Hi Mike, Thank […]
Converting Pisces 21 – Case History
Repowering Pisces 21 Work done by Jean Beaulieu and his crew at Classic Boat Shop in their Bernard, Maine shop. s/v Little Star Hull Type Long Keel Rig Type Marconi or Gaffhead Sloop LOA 20.75′ / 6.32m LWL 16.33′ / 4.98m Beam 7.08′ / 2.16m Listed SA 261 ft2 / 24.25 m2 Draft (max.) 2.92′ […]
Converting Nonsuch – Case History
My apologies in the delay getting back to you however it was a busy August with vacation and some great sailing! Everything is going great with the electric drive. The installation took a little longer than initially expected (don’t they all) so we didn’t complete the work until the end of July last year. We […]