Thursday, April 17, 2014
So Three Years later...
So after three years the Electric Yacht system is still going strong. Minor problem was the throttle that stopped working. Electric Yacht sent me a new one at no charge.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
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.
Installed Electric Yacht Motor
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Boat is in the Water
After installing the proper shaft coupler and repacking the stuffing box, we're off to Olympia in the morning.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)