Ed,
Your comments come as something of surprise since Chris and Debbie cruised the
boat from the PNW down to Mexico and back before shipping it to the Chesapeake
and are now actively cruising the San Juans back in the PNW. Chris might take
issue with the statement that they aren't also cruisers. it is true that they
are live aboards, having sold their house. Their experiences headed to Bermuda
proved to them that they weren't offshore sailors but tht was more about them
and less about the boat. Chris continues to be committed to the electric
propulsion option and also continues to tinker with it. BUT, he is out there
and is doing it under electric power.
Pzul 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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