Ok so I did make a mistake when installing the batteries. Instead of hooking them in series to get 48V I mistakenly connected them in a loop. This will cause a major spark and basically scare the crap out of you. One quick call to Electric Yacht and they sent me a schematic of what I did wrong and what I need to do to fix it. Response time from them 20 min. Great customer service.

Motor shown with Electric Yacht cowling installed.

Installed Electric Yacht Motor

It is so nice to see how clean and roomy this engine compartment is now. Everything is so easy to get to. The engine can be removed to get to the stuffing box in about 15 minutes. The batteries are located directly behind the motor bulkhead.

Boat is in the Water

After installing the proper shaft coupler and repacking the stuffing box, we're off to Olympia in the morning.

Batteries Installed

Barrett built a wooden tray and mounted and installed the batteries directly behind where the old motor used to be, where the new electric motor will be. Together they are 48 volts. We can motor up to 4 hours on a charge, and we're adding a backup generator to add another 9 hours on a gallon of gas.

New Throttle

Forward, reverse, neutral...all yer basics.

Thruholes and new water hoses

Cutting out the old crusty thruholes (instead of being able to unscrew them) cost us several hours we hadn't planned on. We also replaced all the tubing from the water supply to the sink because the clear hoses were all brown with filth.

Restored Companionway Door

Aaah....shiny. This is more of Barrett's handiwork.

Old Muffler

We also won't be needing a muffler on an electric boat. This was removed along with 5 bags of garbage of random stuff.

Old gas tank removal

What with this being an electric boat n' all, one of our tasks was to remove the
old gas tank, which had a completely rusted through hole on the top. Apparently the hole was smaller at one point. This old credit card was glued to the top of the tank.