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
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.
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.
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.
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