BTW, Chris was still a ful time working NA while here on the east coast, the
reason for his being something more of a live aboard than a cruiser while
docked here.
Paul Esterle
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Ed Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Paul and others,
>
> The boat you spoke of (that replaced its motor with
> an electric engine) is familiar to us and we have been
> on board it.
>
> Her owners, Chris and Debbie, became friends
> of ours while we all lived in the same marina on the
> Chesapeake. The boat was more a full time liveaboard
> than full time cruiser there. We have continued to stay
> in touch and Chris and Debbie. They were our first
> visitors to stay aboard on our boat new Angel Louise
> earlier this year while we were at Brunswick, GA -
> about a week prior to Norm and his lovely Jan being
> aboard for supper!
>
> I hesitate to say a discouraging word about Chris
> and Debbie's boat, but as all boats are compromises,
> so are their engines. Chris did not use the boat as a
> full time cruiser and on the only long cruise that
> Chris took after leaving the marina (he was going
> to head for Bermuda) his plans were hampered by
> losing the electric engine before getting out of the
> Chesapeake.
>
> Without the sustained engine power, along with
> other mishaps on the boat, he ended up having to
> scrap the planned trip after getting out into the Atlantic,
> and also later had to change plans about trying to
> go up the coast to Maine.
>
> They decided to ship the boat back to the Pacific
> NW, Chris has taught this last school year at
> Tulane in New Orleans. The electric motor would
> be a lot more logical if you stayed close to a dock.
>
> Chris marches to the beat of a different drummer
> so his view may be different than mine, but I would
> believe his trip might not have been abandoned
> enroute and would have had a different result if
> he had an engine and had the greater sustained
> thrust of the original engine.
>
> Ed
>
> Ed Kelly (& Sue Kelly)
> USSV Angel Louise - a Catalac catamaran lying Chester, Conn
> on the Connecticut River about ready to cruise further North!
> Our Skype Phone (202) 657-6357
> Email: EdKelly ("at" symbol) netins.net
>
>
>
> On Jul 27, 2008, at 8:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> 6. Re: Electric Power (Paul Esterle)
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:02:53 -0400
> From: Paul Esterle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Electric Power
> To: [email protected]
> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>
> One of the guys on the CYOA (Columbia Yacht Owners Association) forum is
> out there doing it now and has been for several years. He removed the
> engine from his Columbia 36 and replaced it with batteries and an
> electric motor. He has cruised in that boat, under electric power and
> sail, from Puget Sound down to Mexico and back. Then he shipped the boat
> to the Chesapeake Bay and cruised there for a year. He then shipped it
> back to the PNW and is now cruising the San Juan's.
>
> The set up is not for extended motoring, just to get in and out of
> harbor and out of tight spots. He carries a small (EU2000) Honda
> generator to recharge the batteries when there isn't enough sun to do it
> through the solar panels. He is a Naval Architect (big ships) and is
> very happy with the installation.
>
> Paul Esterle
> Freelance Boating Writer
> Columbia 10.7, 26 & Matilda 20
> North East, MD.
> ?Capt?n Pauley?s Boat Repairs & Upgrades?
> book at www.captnpauley.com
> home.comcast.net/~pesterle/
>
>
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