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08/10/2019 Steve Looking (again) at an electric for my Ericson 35. (displ 12000#, beam 10ft, LWL 27ft, draft 5 ft). So maybe a 10KW kit from Thunderstruck. Anyone know if it is possible/practical couple the electric to the shaft aft of existing engine (an A4). I would run the electric for...

06/08/2024 From: greenpjs04 Hello everyone, It's been a while since I've checked in here. About 15 years ago, I installed a Torqeedo Cruise 4 on my 24 foot pontoon and have been very pleased with the results. I am now interested in doing a very similar project and wanted to get input from you...

Hi All, Extending my offer (again) to anyone interested in checking out an electric sailboat. It will either be on my boat, an O'Day 31 (details below) or an O'Day 35. The 35' has an a Waterworld 10kw direct drive system. Both boats have a custom aluminum solar bimini with two Maxeon 475 watt...

Thierry 04/19/2024 Hello, XT60 connector have gold flash conatct plating (good for salt environment ?) but no IPxx specification... Take a look at the IP68 SBSX75A serie connector ...

James Sizemore 04/19/2024 I would go through Anderson connectors every few months on my dinghy, what final worked extended use was Trolling motor connectors, they are made for this exact environment. Provided you can find then in the gauge you need: GaiRen 2 Pin 50Amp Trolling Motor...

Colin Davis 06/06/23 I use a 20Ah, 48V eBike battery and custom built electric outboard to push my 23' sailboat around (a 2500lb keelboat) and use Anderson connectors. You can also get rubber 'boots' for the connectors to help protect them (I use these and can recommend them). SB50...

john 06/02/23 I'm planning to use an electric outboard on the West Marine RIB 310 for my trawler. The dinghy is about 10' long, weighs a little over 100 pounds empty, plus 2-3 "solid sized" adults, plus motor and battery. Current plan is to experiment with a 48V Hangkai electric outboard...

johnacord 05/10/2024 Anyone have used EVE Lithium? I would be using them for a 22 ft sail boat and would not need high discharge/charge rates, and not frequent cycling. EVE has some cells rated at .5C which is fine for my application, and those look good to me. Any comments? Thanks. John...

RobertRod 05/13/2024 Hi folks, I am converting a Catalina 34 with a thunderstruck 12kw 48v kit. Currently have 4 x 48v 100ah batteries 20kw. 3kw inverter generator 30amp 110v Looking for the simplest way of charging these 4 individual batteries. Each will have a bms and anderson connectors...

Ryan Sweet 05/05/2024 I have a 30’ Rawson ketch, 12,000lbs, with the ThunderStruck 10kW kit about four years old. Me1616 I think and the sevcon gen4. I have 1000ah of battery at 48v. I have operated her regularly without much issue for about four years. The sevcon unit has heat sinks on the...

01/02/2024 Carsten Hi, all Soon there will be a flood of used EV batteries available, still having 70 or 80% capacity. Getting one of these to use in a sailboat however, requires the right controller. Hvaing a Maxi 87, My old Volvo diesel engine is to be scrapped now, so the replacement (even...

12/27/23 From: john Scott, the thing you MUST keep in mind about small gasoline generators is that you ABSOLUTELY MUST run them at least every 2 weeks. If you do that, they will start and run great. If you leave it sitting for a month or two, you may well be disappointed the next time you...

12/26/23 From: Scott E Erdman Hey Folks - I apologize for not maybe having all the specifics needed for this but related to this thread and a somewhat more simple question: I did buy the Pearson 10M that had been converted to 10 kW Thunderstruck with 2x24 x 2 48V bank w/ 196 AH. Presently...

06/05/23 From: Jerome Mouton Hello Rob, I went the easier (but more expensive route) of buying a DC genset (I settled on a Fischer Panda AGT 18000 --> 18KVA). I am running at 96VDC, and that was a 5% premium on top of their 48VDC catalog price. The larger price tag compared to an equivalent...

06/01/23 From: Robert McArthur Dan (and anyone else who wants to explain!), Delving back a little... On Fri, 24 Mar 2023, 3:03 am Dan Pfeiffer, <dan@...> wrote: I just got a quote from one of the few marine DC genset places, and unfortunately it matches what I could find from the others - a...