Tuesday, February 16, 2010

ELECTRIC PROPULSION GOES MAINSTREAM

It did not take long for West Marine to see the future. 


I've been very happy with my ASMO MARINE Thoosa 9000 system which I installed in 2008. Still it's good to see marine electric propulsion systems start to appear in stores like West Marine. Many of us who made the switch are never going back to diesel. Others will follow in our wake. No pun intended.Because electric propulsion systems are easily upgradable everyone will benefit from an increased users and improved technology especially in the battery area. Having the world's first electrically propelled Nonsuch 30 it's such a pleasure to open the hatch to where the diesel use to reside and just have the smell of clean and not oil and diesel. It's also nice to enjoy a quiet conversation in the cockpit as you motor out of the harbor. Perhaps others will now start to enjoy the same pleasant experiences.


 
Posted by Capt. Mike at 7:20 AM
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6 comments:

Greg said...

Yeah, I noticed the same thing in the West Marine catalog. They're abit behind the power curve, you think? Asmo Marine is the way to go, though. That's a good picture of your motor. Nice and shiny!

-Greg

5:35 AM
Anonymous said...

indeed,how long does it take to recharge your bastteries using solar/wind generators if you cant plug-in at dock?

7:49 PM
Capt. Mike said...

Anon:
It all depends on how much I use the electric propulsion. Usually I don't need to use it much at all. It is after all a sailboat. The electric motor like the diesel is only auxilary propulsion. I would say I only need to run the generator for about 1/2 hour to 1 hour most days to get through the bulk charge. Solar and wind can top the battery bank off usually by the next day depending on the conditions.

8:36 AM
Paradigm Shift Enterprises said...

This will indeed save you from electricity consumption, isn't it?

10:16 AM
staying slim said...

maybe much will be saved from diesel consumption.

10:58 AM
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4:12 AM

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