I am doing my best to view many of your videos ... I am trying to learn through your experience. I got sick and tired of my old diesel engine and I have completely repowered my 44foot sail boat to electric but have yet to build up the courage to leave the marina for anything more than a loop around the neighborhood ... Taking you lead I am planning a 26 mile trip with my 48 volt system at probably 2.5 to 3 knots knots augmented with Honda 2200eu generator ..and a likely beam reach wind of 5 to 7 knots .. I hope I make it . wish me luck.
I swear, you two and your smiles, happiest sailing channel I follow. Took a lot of work to get out of that marina, so glad you didn't give up. Fair winds. Thank you
Love the Cast ,Looks like alot of Fun and Score on the Electric motor Awesome Idea , my house runs on solar and down the road a Sailboat may be in my Future and of course i to would like an electric motor ,so i was Excited to watch this Video,Thank You..... I like your Solar panel mounts Also, Very nice.
All that hard work you guys did is really paying off!!! Remember the sweating in the boatyard, getting stuck in the mud after launching, rowing the dinghy and getting the new outboard? Now you're in the islands! Living the life! So happy for you guys, you had a dream, worked hard, set goals, learned and now you're there!
Thanks for the vid. Looking at trying to repower a 40' ketch with electric. How big is your boat? What was the original gas/diesel engine size? What do you estimate the minimum KW motor would have to be to repower?
Thanks for tuning in andrew! The composting toilet is been fantastic! We even had guests and all was good. Believe me we were surprised how well it works out! 😂
Brandy and Beau, Not only are your videos getting better but you are definitely getting into the cruising life and it looks good on you both. Wonderful to see you having so much fun and seeing the beautiful Bahamas. Have a good weekend. PS: I hope Beau got a good back massage after that trip to the grocery store!
What some folks fail to realize is you said you had last used the motor when you left the yard. So obviously in your situation it is a good fit. If you can sail and have a proper sail selection I can't see how you will never miss diesel. In a storm, I'd rather have prober sails. I'll bet the stories of diesels quilting at the most inopportune moment far exceed the stories of folks with no motor or engine at all. Sails have been around since 1300 BC and Internal combustion since 1860. So I guess we have to wait a few years before the verdict is out. LOL, Yes, we too have an electric motor. We like the way ya'll share time in front of the camera. Good Job
a freind of mine has a tilting frame on his catamaran. All it dose is increace the recharge time from 5 hours to maybe 7 hours. thats all for the expnsive coast it dose not whiegh up the coast of higer wattage solar.
I truely love your electric confursion same for sailing Alma, its only frightening when making a passage and due to a storm the sails can not used anymore at all, how does this bring you closer to land as in the night solar not charging and even a windmill does not pump enough energy to run all the way in electric! I can be wrong but a diesel can have a tank that can go up to 5 to 10 days of motoring. Any thoughts what your plan is in this situation? Hope this never happen ofcourse.
It takes roughly double the power for every knot of speed. In other words, sowing down one knot will double your range. The real beauty of electric propulsion is motor sailing. For virtually no power you can spin the prop to match the speed of the boat through the water which can easily add another knot and with a minimum amount of power you can add 2-3 knots.
Very cool listening to your power and speed numbers, Boona Bear looking as cute as ever.stay safe ,can’t believe it’s two months already,are you coming back states side later in the season
Interesting stuff! Where did you find info about which motor voltage to aim for? 12/24/48 makes very different calculations and affects the whole set up. But to find competent info about which to choose isn’t easy… I definitely would go electric, no doubt. And I’m figuring to go with smaller but more panels. To minimise shading problems. To minimise windage problems. To minimise loss if one breaks down.
Man, that electric motor rocks !!! I still think those huge solar panels are sucking up all the sun rays causing the North to have cold weather with lots of snow. OK, only kidding. Seems Brandy gets the giggles a bunch. That causes some editing fun I assume. Looks like yall still are having lots of fun. Keep on keeping on...
are those two solar panels all you have on that boat to run that motor? what sized motor is it? what's its hp rating? You probably mentioned it, but what do you have for batteries? Kevin
@@eshootziscrs2868 I am pretty sure the 2 amps was in addition to what was running the motor so probably pulling in about 400 watts total? My guess is the are at least 250 watt panels.
Howdy, I was wondering what kind/model of electric motor you have and what kind of boat/size boat are you sailing?? All the best to you and your dog. Thanks James Zi
Oh for sure! It can get a little hard in spots if you aren’t prepared...but 95% Of the time it’s not too hard. Just have to provision on the basics when you find them.
I haven't watched many of your videos yet. I think the first one i saw of you was when you nearly sank at sea. I'm getting back into sailing after many years and when i buy my boat i'll be converting to solar. Have you posted anywhere, or shared a video, on details of your solar installation/upgrade? I'll be checking out more of your posts but i'm interested in how you converted and the brand of equipment, monitors, motor and batteries you are using.
Thanks for sharing this guys. I'm looking to go electric this year and your numbers make it seem like even more of a good idea. Out of interest, what batteries do you use?
Hey guys! Without. The solar only helps if we are barely using the motor. at full speed, the motor uses more than 150 amps and at most our solar can only pump in @ 15 amps an hour.
Maybe I am missing something here. Your electric motor is loud. I drive a Tesla which is very quiet. Where is the noise coming from when you add more power for more speed? Also, do you have anyway to charge the battery while under sail other then solar? If you do not any way to add wind and water?
Another great video, and awesome keeping it KETO! Just FYI save your bacon grease fat and strain through coffee filter for re use..... it keeps for a long time, and it’s free cooking lard.👍
Another video coming soon covering all things electric. we don’t use anything to cool it. Tried fans before but didn’t need them, it has an H class rating which it can get up to over 300 degrees, and we never run it to where that would happen.
Main raised okay, I noticed how you were folding it over the Boom. I wish I had enough money to send you for a lazy bag. Lol. .. if you buy extra provisions. Sometimes on the smaller Islands you can trade your canned goods for fresh Lobster or what the local fishermen have caught for the day. You might want to keep some extra food on board for bartering.. Over all good editing.Good episode.
Yes I know 😂🤣 we aren’t the best main sail flakers...give us a couple years we will be doing it in our sleep. And good idea about the bartering. We’ve bartered cans of tuna for a snapper 🤣 with another sailor.
Lol. Lol. He did get a little defensive about my comment. But a lazy Jack,,, would have been one of the first things I bought LOL.... my brutal honesty, my sarcasm, and my dry humor, is the reason ...I've been banned and blocked from several TH-cam channels. (Chuckle) .. --- most sailing channels only want people that tell them how great they are--- 😉
No defensive taken.we are going to add them once we modify our sail to slab reefing, currently we have to reef using our rolling boom. BELIEVE us we would MUCH rather have them. but bc of the roller boom it makes it way more difficult to just add good ole reg lazy jacks. 😫
Hi. just came across your chanlle by accedent. I live in Australia. I am pleaesed you set up your boat fully elecrical. I am currently saving up for another catamaran. after i have bought one, i will be converting to electric as well. I have to ask are you two liveaboards ?. I am. hope to hear from both of you soon. Gerard.
Hi Gerard!! Welcome to the family!! Thanks so much to watch and yes 🙌 way to go on wanting to go electric. We bought Saoirse in Jan 2016 and April 2016 we moved aboard. We worked on her for 2 years before we set sail and have lived aboard the entire time.
@@BeauAndBrandy Thanks for your reply. My current boat is too small to live on but i have to make do for now as i save up for another catamaran. that of course will take time. Gerard.
Really curious how the battery system would survive on the west coast of Canada in desolation sound....would really like more stats based on minimal winds and less direct sun...other than that...we enjoy your channel....keep calm and sail on...
How many 12v lithium batteries do you have and what is the individual AH per piece? How many Wh can your two panels supply? What was the current draw of the motor in Amps for min and max speed. What was the price of the motor without install? Tia
As much as we would love to, the electric outboards don’t have the range that we need at the moment. And they are WAY out of our budget range. So we settled for the most efficient little guy we could!
I’m new to this just bought a 22 foot sailboat but I’m wanting to run an AC unit in it with solar power. Not sure how much no AC like 12 V AC unit need but do you have AC unit in your boat?
My question is for your electric motor video. At full speed of 5.5kn you said you could run for about 2-2.5 hours. But was that with full sun on the panels or no sun?
Thats just from the stand point of having a full battery bank, not accounting for the solar. The solar doesn't bring enough in, at full throttle, to extend our range.
You need to get a collapsible 4 wheel cart to take on those grocery runs. I'm sure you could find one on Amazon next time you know where you'll be for awhile. I'll see if I can find one and send the info along. Great job with the electric motor, does it have an over temperature alarm or does it stay cool enough all the time. Still snowing here in Syracuse. Minus 2 this morning. Luckily us😒🤮 Another great episode. Safe journeys.
1:10 "The wind is too light." I picked up a boat a few years ago and two and a half hours into what should have been a five hour trip the engine died. The wind never went above four knots. The trip ended up taking 17 hours. They say that the mark of a good sailor is how well he (or she) can sail is how well they sail in light air. The heck with that. Give me ten knots and call me a crappy sailor!! : )
gear reduction ratio is 1.8. This is the original prop, it was geared for the atomic 4 that we ripped out. Unfortunately we don't know, we don't have a way to monitor the speed.
Thanks for all the info on the battery and electric motor! I’ve been really curious. (Started following you because of your Volt batteries. I own a Volt and ELR.) Love your shorts, Beau! Are they little flamingos?
Enjoyed the VLOG. First time seeing you guys and checked out some of your earlier vids. What drew me was the Electric Motor range test.... I wish you luck with that! I am NOT anti electric, anti solar, anti efficiency and/or anti anything that makes life easier for anyone else. What I am is "ANTI GREEN" (not the concept, but the fallacy). The hypocrisy in the cruising community about "Going Green" is absurd. A contemporary glass boats carbon foot print blows away any "Green" savings that anyone could ever achieve. I could rant a diatribe of things that give away the hypocrisy of "Going Green", but I won't. Please do not become hypocrites! Learn and understand the process that brought the retail product to you. Know that we are all consumers and we can only mitigate our individual impact. Having said that, the best we can hope for is to make some one else smile.
We went electric bc we can’t stand the smell of diesel and the electric is WAY less maintenance ;) we are quite aware of the footprint we have. And yes...we are down for some SMILES 😁😁😁
But you have reefs in the main you could get another knot , I can’t see what the exercise is about ,we would cover a 100 plus miles a day under motor if we need to , how far did you go , we would do 7 knots at a ltr an hour , I would be interested to for you to do a real test , motor for a day give us the results Remember solar panels don’t keep pumping 6 amps all day , battery resistance process to trickle stage once the battery’s are full , unless you have power usage all day will keep the resistance down ,ie when my battery’s are full All 6 of them , the panels a only supplying 1 amp most of the day ,the longest we have sailed with out using motor is 6 weeks and all battery’s settled at 79 percent with all normal running of the ship , so like to see how you go with a day of motoring good vid keep going
Thanks for the info on your motor, if I got it right you are using 300 watts or 6.5 amps @1.5 kts and 6,500 watts or 135 amps @ 5.5 kts? I was hoping to see a little more info maybe a mid range draw at maybe 3 or 4 Kts but I guess anyone that wants that info is going to have to pay for it on your Patrion page. Keep up the good work guys I really look forward to your videos.
Does the math work for the range and speed? Are both parties using the same wattage available to reach these conclusions? He says 16 kw of lithium. But is that total battery capacity or useable capacity. Are we doing a 100% discharge to achieve these results? Is there a significant discharge curve below a certain percentage? 77 nautical miles isn't bad until there is a head wind, current and rough seas. Your max speed of 5.5 is dropped by half on most boats. You need to run higher rpms, use more fuel to maintain headway and steering. That 77 miles becomes 35 miles in the same time span. But it's not that it's going to take you twice as long to make the 50 mile run to a harbor, you're not going to make it at all, you're out of power. Don't bother with the Jerry cans on deck, they don't fill batteries. I would like to know what you mean by min and Max?
@Larry Brown not questioning your opinion but you understanding. I get it, sail boat. Most cruisers use their motors as much as sails but that's just not the point. I was strictly speaking of the range, min and Max of boat speed. I wasn't presenting a scenario that suggest what should or shouldn't be done, a preference or a option. So for you let's say they are de-masted , better, can we now move to the point Lol, jk. I'm not yet a fan of electric but I am interested in the possibilities and viability. I mean it's a sailboat, why does it have auxillary power at all? I think you could present an argument for that just as you could probably present an argument for needing power to make safe harbour. Let's even go medical emergency? Fast food craving? The why doesn't change the how.
Steven Pendleton .... as a life time sailor.... you are correct. This system is a disaster waiting to happen. For facts ...look at the rigging doctor. What a disaster.
My great Grand Father sailed his 100ft schooner from Nova Scotia to Boston shipping goods for years with out an engine! If you know how to sail u shouldn’t need one. The lack of weather info and gps as well.
@@sails3538 the Pardey's are world renowned lifetime sailors that never had an engine. I guess all your years of sailing with a crutch limited your sailing abilities.
I am doing my best to view many of your videos ... I am trying to learn through your experience. I got sick and tired of my old diesel engine and I have completely repowered my 44foot sail boat to electric but have yet to build up the courage to leave the marina for anything more than a loop around the neighborhood ... Taking you lead I am planning a 26 mile trip with my 48 volt system at probably 2.5 to 3 knots knots augmented with Honda 2200eu generator ..and a likely beam reach wind of 5 to 7 knots .. I hope I make it . wish me luck.
Wishing you a good sail. Are you just trying to test the range with the light winds? it’s nice to know the limitations and feel of the setup.
Watching you two on your journey is getting me all pumped for mine next Fall .. thanks for sharing, feed us all the tips :)
I swear, you two and your smiles, happiest sailing channel I follow. Took a lot of work to get out of that marina, so glad you didn't give up. Fair winds. Thank you
Thanks James!
Great first couple months cruising...'love seeing you happy in this life of cruising after all it took to get here...Highest Blessings
Love the Cast ,Looks like alot of Fun and Score on the Electric motor Awesome Idea , my house runs on solar and down the road a Sailboat may be in my Future and of course i to would like an electric motor ,so i was Excited to watch this Video,Thank You..... I like your Solar panel mounts Also, Very nice.
Beauisms are FuN! He certain has a unique burn of phrase. 😎 Love you guys! Safe travels. ❤
lol
All that hard work you guys did is really paying off!!! Remember the sweating in the boatyard, getting stuck in the mud after launching, rowing the dinghy and getting the new outboard? Now you're in the islands! Living the life! So happy for you guys, you had a dream, worked hard, set goals, learned and now you're there!
Thank you so much for being there through it all with us!! It means a TON to us!!
Super interesting! Thank you for the stats. Great to know!
Thanks for the vid. Looking at trying to repower a 40' ketch with electric. How big is your boat? What was the original gas/diesel engine size? What do you estimate the minimum KW motor would have to be to repower?
Very nice video thank you for sharing. Interesting about the electric motor. Thank you for sharing and safe sailing.
Thanks guys, inspirational as always!
Thanks John!
Great video. Always interesting to see how things are working after some use. How has the composting toilet worked out?
Thanks for tuning in andrew! The composting toilet is been fantastic! We even had guests and all was good. Believe me we were surprised how well it works out! 😂
Most interesting data feedback! ⚡️
Brandy and Beau,
Not only are your videos getting better but you are definitely getting into the cruising life and it looks good on you both. Wonderful to see you having so much fun and seeing the beautiful Bahamas. Have a good weekend.
PS: I hope Beau got a good back massage after that trip to the grocery store!
Thanks so much Matt! And haha, he actually did indeed get a massage 🤗
What some folks fail to realize is you said you had last used the motor when you left the yard. So obviously in your situation it is a good fit. If you can sail and have a proper sail selection I can't see how you will never miss diesel. In a storm, I'd rather have prober sails. I'll bet the stories of diesels quilting at the most inopportune moment far exceed the stories of folks with no motor or engine at all. Sails have been around since 1300 BC and Internal combustion since 1860. So I guess we have to wait a few years before the verdict is out. LOL, Yes, we too have an electric motor. We like the way ya'll share time in front of the camera. Good Job
If you ran it wide open and ran the battery's completely down how long before you could travel again without sail's....at Idle or 1.5 knots
Love your tilting towards the sun solar panels. Can't believe you are one of the few that do this. Increases input so much.
We really love our setup! We wonder the same!
I really like the idea too but I am curious as to how they will hold up in a good blow.
Keith Palle depends on what you consider a blow. But they haven’t budged in 40 knots. We keep them horizontal during stronger winds.
a freind of mine has a tilting frame on his catamaran. All it dose is increace the recharge time from 5 hours to maybe 7 hours. thats all for the expnsive coast it dose not whiegh up the coast of higer wattage solar.
I truely love your electric confursion same for sailing Alma, its only frightening when making a passage and due to a storm the sails can not used anymore at all, how does this bring you closer to land as in the night solar not charging and even a windmill does not pump enough energy to run all the way in electric! I can be wrong but a diesel can have a tank that can go up to 5 to 10 days of motoring. Any thoughts what your plan is in this situation? Hope this never happen ofcourse.
Fun to watch your adventures
Thanks for watching Barbara!!
It takes roughly double the power for every knot of speed. In other words, sowing down one knot will double your range. The real beauty of electric propulsion is motor sailing. For virtually no power you can spin the prop to match the speed of the boat through the water which can easily add another knot and with a minimum amount of power you can add 2-3 knots.
Great insight! Thanks for watching!
If you can't afford an electric motor set-up, buy a "feathering prop", (similar to that used by multi-engine aircraft).
Sunlight Conversions That’s pretty swell! Are you able to run this setup pretty regularly? What are the repair costs?
RPM's are related to energy consumption by the inverse square law; for example: 3 times the RPM consumes 9 times the energy.
Dog shears! Love it. Thank you for accurate electric info, you have the right mindset. (Too many electric auxiliary vids offer wishful thinking.)
Very cool listening to your power and speed numbers, Boona Bear looking as cute as ever.stay safe ,can’t believe it’s two months already,are you coming back states side later in the season
No plans to come back to the states at the moment 🙃 Oh just wait till you see Iona’s doggles! 😎🐶
Wow! Can’t believe I’ve never seen y’all’s channel. I’m about to binge watch.
🙌🙌🙌🙌 thanks Jason!!
Thank you guy,s so much for sharing ....... what a sun set amazing
Interesting stuff! Where did you find info about which motor voltage to aim for? 12/24/48 makes very different calculations and affects the whole set up. But to find competent info about which to choose isn’t easy… I definitely would go electric, no doubt. And I’m figuring to go with smaller but more panels. To minimise shading problems. To minimise windage problems. To minimise loss if one breaks down.
Thanks for the great video, I was just curious about this exact info.
We are doing a more comprehensive video soon, now that we have been using the system over 3 years, we have more to say.
I have a tip. buy a folding trolly from your hardware store. and put a carry bag over it than it will be easy to transport your grocerys.
Gerard.
Highly recomended you get a trolley dolly or two next time you go to the market, they are very nice for carriyng stuff
Man, that electric motor rocks !!! I still think those huge solar panels are sucking up all the sun rays causing the North to have cold weather with lots of snow. OK, only kidding. Seems Brandy gets the giggles a bunch. That causes some editing fun I assume. Looks like yall still are having lots of fun. Keep on keeping on...
Just found you! Thanks for the video. Does Yr system regenerate at 6 knots? Thanks
Interesting. What do you do to heat water?
Electric kettle! Heats it up in a second.
nice job! Go Electric Drives!!
High five!!
are those two solar panels all you have on that boat to run that motor? what sized motor is it? what's its hp rating? You probably mentioned it, but what do you have for batteries?
Kevin
He says 16 kw of lithium wired for 48 volts.
The two solar panels where putting out 2-2.5 amps at 48 volts for approximately 100 watts of input power.
@@eshootziscrs2868 I am pretty sure the 2 amps was in addition to what was running the motor so probably pulling in about 400 watts total? My guess is the are at least 250 watt panels.
Very informative...I'm subscribeing
Howdy, I was wondering what kind/model of electric motor you have and what kind of boat/size boat are you sailing?? All the best to you and your dog. Thanks James Zi
Excellent video on the subject. However, for me, in an emergency situation I would like to have more than 5.5 knots that I could always count on.
Thanks for watching Captain 😎
Very informative on the solar thx .You all continue to ROCK wish u only BROAD REACHES AND SUNNY BEACHES BEST TO YOU .
Thanks Niels!
I knew Keto while sailing was possible! I’m moving on a boat and sailing around the world now.
Oh for sure! It can get a little hard in spots if you aren’t prepared...but 95% Of the time it’s not too hard. Just have to provision on the basics when you find them.
I haven't watched many of your videos yet. I think the first one i saw of you was when you nearly sank at sea. I'm getting back into sailing after many years and when i buy my boat i'll be converting to solar. Have you posted anywhere, or shared a video, on details of your solar installation/upgrade? I'll be checking out more of your posts but i'm interested in how you converted and the brand of equipment, monitors, motor and batteries you are using.
That dog is living the best dog life ever.......
She sure thinks so 😍🐶
Thanks for sharing this guys. I'm looking to go electric this year and your numbers make it seem like even more of a good idea. Out of interest, what batteries do you use?
Some how watchin him pull start the dinghy made my muscles hurt! Lol!!
It’s a pain sometimes! Good workout though 😂
Have you tried punching the tide with the motor, or in a normal sea , Bahamas is flat .?
Do you ask if they allow dogs in the market? some would I bet
is there any way to regen whilst sailing
There is, but unfortunately we don’t sail fast enough for it to make a difference
What are stats on trolling motor brand, lbs. Of thrust , length of sailboat etc.
He's a man's man and a gentleman.
Very interesting. At 5.5 knots, you said 2 hours. Was that with or without solar or did it matter?
Hey guys! Without. The solar only helps if we are barely using the motor. at full speed, the motor uses more than 150 amps and at most our solar can only pump in @ 15 amps an hour.
Just wondering the full cost of the electric motor and battery bank?
$ 5,000
Thanks for share.
You’re so very welcome. 🙌
What type of battery setup do you use?
Maybe I am missing something here. Your electric motor is loud. I drive a Tesla which is very quiet. Where is the noise coming from when you add more power for more speed? Also, do you have anyway to charge the battery while under sail other then solar? If you do not any way to add wind and water?
Keen on electric but curious about your Max numbers - 5.5kts would last 2.hrs 20 mins but you say it went 2.5nm. Surely it should have been 10-15?
Another great video, and awesome keeping it KETO! Just FYI save your bacon grease fat and strain through coffee filter for re use..... it keeps for a long time, and it’s free cooking lard.👍
Thank for watching mike!! And yes you better believe we keep that precious bacon gold 😂
What are you using to cool the electric motor? Fans?
Another video coming soon covering all things electric. we don’t use anything to cool it. Tried fans before but didn’t need them, it has an H class rating which it can get up to over 300 degrees, and we never run it to where that would happen.
Main raised okay, I noticed how you were folding it over the Boom. I wish I had enough money to send you for a lazy bag. Lol. .. if you buy extra provisions. Sometimes on the smaller Islands you can trade your canned goods for fresh Lobster or what the local fishermen have caught for the day. You might want to keep some extra food on board for bartering..
Over all good editing.Good episode.
Yes I know 😂🤣 we aren’t the best main sail flakers...give us a couple years we will be doing it in our sleep. And good idea about the bartering. We’ve bartered cans of tuna for a snapper 🤣 with another sailor.
Try a simple set of lazy jacks 100 bucks
Lol. Lol. He did get a little defensive about my comment. But a lazy Jack,,, would have been one of the first things I bought LOL.... my brutal honesty, my sarcasm, and my dry humor, is the reason ...I've been banned and blocked from several TH-cam channels. (Chuckle) .. --- most sailing channels only want people that tell them how great they are--- 😉
No defensive taken.we are going to add them once we modify our sail to slab reefing, currently we have to reef using our rolling boom. BELIEVE us we would MUCH rather have them. but bc of the roller boom it makes it way more difficult to just add good ole reg lazy jacks. 😫
We have a roller boom. We need a lazy jack system that would work with that. If you have any ideas, please 🙏 pass them along!
Hi. just came across your chanlle by accedent. I live in Australia.
I am pleaesed you set up your boat fully elecrical. I am currently saving up for another catamaran. after i have bought one, i will be converting to electric as well. I have to ask are you two liveaboards ?. I am. hope to hear from both of you soon.
Gerard.
Hi Gerard!! Welcome to the family!! Thanks so much to watch and yes 🙌 way to go on wanting to go electric. We bought Saoirse in Jan 2016 and April 2016 we moved aboard. We worked on her for 2 years before we set sail and have lived aboard the entire time.
@@BeauAndBrandy Thanks for your reply. My current boat is too small to live on but i have to make do for now as i save up for another catamaran.
that of course will take time.
Gerard.
How often does the sun set directly behind you?
Really curious how the battery system would survive on the west coast of Canada in desolation sound....would really like more stats based on minimal winds and less direct sun...other than that...we enjoy your channel....keep calm and sail on...
How many 12v lithium batteries do you have and what is the individual AH per piece? How many Wh can your two panels supply? What was the current draw of the motor in Amps for min and max speed. What was the price of the motor without install? Tia
Why not go true all electric and get an electric outboard for the dingy?
As much as we would love to, the electric outboards don’t have the range that we need at the moment. And they are WAY out of our budget range. So we settled for the most efficient little guy we could!
I’m new to this just bought a 22 foot sailboat but I’m wanting to run an AC unit in it with solar power. Not sure how much no AC like 12 V AC unit need but do you have AC unit in your boat?
Do you have regen?
My question is for your electric motor video. At full speed of 5.5kn you said you could run for about 2-2.5 hours. But was that with full sun on the panels or no sun?
Thats just from the stand point of having a full battery bank, not accounting for the solar. The solar doesn't bring enough in, at full throttle, to extend our range.
How many more batteries could you fit to increase range?
You need to get a collapsible 4 wheel cart to take on those grocery runs. I'm sure you could find one on Amazon next time you know where you'll be for awhile. I'll see if I can find one and send the info along. Great job with the electric motor, does it have an over temperature alarm or does it stay cool enough all the time.
Still snowing here in Syracuse. Minus 2 this morning. Luckily us😒🤮
Another great episode. Safe journeys.
Thank you for oveidoe capetine Nice 👍
At WOT can you run continuously or does it draw to much
how long did it take to install the electric motor?
You need a folding wagon for when you go shopping
Are you using LiFePo4 as your battery chemistry?
What is the brand name of the electric motor system did you use
Mot Energy Motor & Sevcon Gen 4 Motor controller
Is it possible to get some extra charge using the spinning propellor when you sail
1:10 "The wind is too light." I picked up a boat a few years ago and two and a half hours into what should have been a five hour trip the engine died. The wind never went above four knots. The trip ended up taking 17 hours. They say that the mark of a good sailor is how well he (or she) can sail is how well they sail in light air. The heck with that. Give me ten knots and call me a crappy sailor!! : )
With more power being produced by the panels why not increase you motor speed proportionally.?
It’s not proportionate. Because the motor consumes way too much power compared to how much the solar is putting in.
hello i have the 48 volts outbord engine and i found chevy volt lithium batterie how much i need wath your advise i want 500 or 600 amps
Great job breaking it down..I personell like the idea of electric motors love to see a cat eith them
We have a friend here that has a hybrid cat. the regen on their motors keep them going pretty well.
What is your gear reduction ratio from motor to prop? Also what is your propeller rpm at top speed ?
gear reduction ratio is 1.8. This is the original prop, it was geared for the atomic 4 that we ripped out. Unfortunately we don't know, we don't have a way to monitor the speed.
Quick note: you can use the coconut oil to get stains of the fiberglass on your boat. Plus it’s biodegradable.
How many KW is the motor? How many KW for 1.5 kts vs. 5.5 kts?
The solar panels might be acting as air brakes...
What kW does you Motor have?
Thanks for all the info on the battery and electric motor! I’ve been really curious. (Started following you because of your Volt batteries. I own a Volt and ELR.)
Love your shorts, Beau! Are they little flamingos?
Thanks for watching! and yes.. little pink flamingos! :D
Looking for a 12vdc watermaker?
Yes, eventually but it’s not in the budget at the moment.
you should do video about keto cooking on the boat
We may do something like that in the future ;)
Enjoyed the VLOG. First time seeing you guys and checked out some of your earlier vids. What drew me was the Electric Motor range test....
I wish you luck with that! I am NOT anti electric, anti solar, anti efficiency and/or anti anything that makes life easier for anyone else.
What I am is "ANTI GREEN" (not the concept, but the fallacy). The hypocrisy in the cruising community about "Going Green" is absurd. A contemporary glass boats carbon foot print blows away any "Green" savings that anyone could ever achieve. I could rant a diatribe of things that give away the hypocrisy of "Going Green", but I won't.
Please do not become hypocrites! Learn and understand the process that brought the retail product to you. Know that we are all consumers and we can only mitigate our individual impact. Having said that, the best we can hope for is to make some one else smile.
We went electric bc we can’t stand the smell of diesel and the electric is WAY less maintenance ;) we are quite aware of the footprint we have. And yes...we are down for some SMILES 😁😁😁
Remember to put the date on the cans this time. 😉
lol. Can’t say they are going to last long enough for dates 😂
What kind of electric motor ?
I see you have pure Irish Butter out there!😋❤️
The best there is!
But you have reefs in the main you could get another knot , I can’t see what the exercise is about ,we would cover a 100 plus miles a day under motor if we need to , how far did you go , we would do 7 knots at a ltr an hour , I would be interested to for you to do a real test , motor for a day give us the results Remember solar panels don’t keep pumping 6 amps all day , battery resistance process to trickle stage once the battery’s are full , unless you have power usage all day will keep the resistance down ,ie when my battery’s are full All 6 of them , the panels a only supplying 1 amp most of the day ,the longest we have sailed with out using motor is 6 weeks and all battery’s settled at 79 percent with all normal running of the ship , so like to see how you go with a day of motoring good vid keep going
They have a reef because the sail is too big for their boat.
Thanks for the info on your motor, if I got it right you are using
300 watts or 6.5 amps @1.5 kts and 6,500 watts or 135 amps @ 5.5 kts? I was hoping to see a little more info maybe a mid range draw at maybe 3 or 4 Kts but I guess anyone that wants that info is going to have to pay for it on your Patrion page. Keep up the good work guys I really look forward to your videos.
Does the math work for the range and speed?
Are both parties using the same wattage available to reach these conclusions?
He says 16 kw of lithium.
But is that total battery capacity or useable capacity.
Are we doing a 100% discharge to achieve these results?
Is there a significant discharge curve below a certain percentage?
77 nautical miles isn't bad until there is a head wind, current and rough seas.
Your max speed of 5.5 is dropped by half on most boats. You need to run higher rpms, use more fuel to maintain headway and steering.
That 77 miles becomes 35 miles in the same time span. But it's not that it's going to take you twice as long to make the 50 mile run to a harbor, you're not going to make it at all, you're out of power.
Don't bother with the Jerry cans on deck, they don't fill batteries.
I would like to know what you mean by min and Max?
@Larry Brown not questioning your opinion but you understanding.
I get it, sail boat. Most cruisers use their motors as much as sails but that's just not the point.
I was strictly speaking of the range, min and Max of boat speed.
I wasn't presenting a scenario that suggest what should or shouldn't be done, a preference or a option.
So for you let's say they are de-masted , better, can we now move to the point
Lol, jk. I'm not yet a fan of electric but I am interested in the possibilities and viability.
I mean it's a sailboat, why does it have auxillary power at all?
I think you could present an argument for that just as you could probably present an argument for needing power to make safe harbour. Let's even go medical emergency? Fast food craving? The why doesn't change the how.
When you are under sail, can you use your motor as a generator and add charge to your batteries?
We have regen capability, but unfortunately we don’t go sail fast enough.
How much do you have for solar?
700 watts.
Awesome, and encouraging! I've been thinking about a solar system and electric engine, it's nice to see some real world data 👍
You’re awe fully brave to be out there with that little electric motor. 1 storm and wind and no sun it’s gonna be all over. Please be careful!
Yep. Before motors were invented no one survived.
Steve, watch Uma. I think you’d be impressed.
Steven Pendleton .... as a life time sailor.... you are correct. This system is a disaster waiting to happen. For facts ...look at the rigging doctor. What a disaster.
My great Grand Father sailed his 100ft schooner from Nova Scotia to Boston shipping goods for years with out an engine! If you know how to sail u shouldn’t need one. The lack of weather info and gps as well.
@@sails3538 the Pardey's are world renowned lifetime sailors that never had an engine. I guess all your years of sailing with a crutch limited your sailing abilities.
1.1 knts will not get you out of trouble when you need to get out of the way of a storm
thumbs up
Thanks for Dave!
Froot Loops! Yea.
Go the keto lifestyle guys. Maybe you could do a video on your everyday diet. Good work!😎🇦🇺
Knots per hour is wrong. Just say knots which is nautical miles per hour.
Cost of it
From a pedantic old sailor, knots = nautical miles per hour, so never knots per hour!