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17' Mahogany runabout just completed
Right now the motor compartment is very much in the prototype mode. I have
not had an opportunity to dress up the wiring. So we decided not to release any detail photo's just yet. At the shows we have been to I always put a disclaimer explaining our lack of neatness at this point. "Ernest Scribbler" wrote in message . .. "Delburt D" wrote Besides I have to tell you how nice it is to be hull speed cruising with the wind from your back and not smelling any exhaust fumes at all! Do you have any under-the-hood photos? (Didn't see any on the web site.) |
17' Mahogany runabout just completed
"Delburt D" wrote in message news:cKY2j.22999$701.2470@trndny08... Hi All, Check out our website. www.edison-marine.com This is an electric powered boat that really performs. We have achieved speeds of over 30 MPH to date. Tom in Oregon Too bad you're so far from the Muskoka region of Ontario. Three beautiful connected lakes with many wealthy American and a few 'comfortable Canadian cottagers. It would be an ideal place to run one around for a few days to get some interest flowing. |
17' Mahogany runabout just completed
On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:46:59 GMT, "Delburt D"
wrote: I am open to discuss construction techniques and such in this forum. I am curious about one thing - did you build this using cold mold techniques? By the way, anyone interested in buying one of these? G I'm not that's for sure. Although if you could transfer that drive technology to a 23' CC that will do 30 mph on extended runs - like say for eight hours - I'd be all over it. :) |
17' Mahogany runabout just completed
"Delburt D" wrote in message news:T3g3j.22461$rg1.12900@trndny04... By the way, anyone interested in buying one of these? G Tom Any plans to sell one with a real motor? |
17' Mahogany runabout just completed
On Nov 28, 3:01 pm, "BillP" wrote:
"Delburt D" wrote in message news:T3g3j.22461$rg1.12900@trndny04... By the way, anyone interested in buying one of these? G Tom Any plans to sell one with a real motor? He sells them with motors! I think you want to ask if he will sell one with an "engine" ;) |
17' Mahogany runabout just completed
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:46:59 GMT, "Delburt D" wrote: I am open to discuss construction techniques and such in this forum. I am curious about one thing - did you build this using cold mold techniques? Actually this boat is a traditional plank on frame construction. We did incorporate a ply/ plank bottom to reduce maintanance issues. But other than that it is built using traditional methods. I did improve on the deck to hull construction. CC used the margin plank/beam and butted the side frames and deck frames into that. I married the deck frames directly to the side frames and treated the margin planks like planks. Much thinner and lighter but still very strong. We used a gel epoxy throughout the boat along with about 7000 silicon brone boat screws. While we did not have to steam any of the planks or other components we did utilize very hot water baths for 20 minutes for the more agressive bends. By the way, anyone interested in buying one of these? G I'm not that's for sure. Although if you could transfer that drive technology to a 23' CC that will do 30 mph on extended runs - like say for eight hours - I'd be all over it. :) Just for the record, we are using a 15000 watt battery pack that weighs 828 lbs. Add to that the battery cable, 2/0 welding cable, the charger, this is a plug in, Controllers etc. With battery technology what it is today we are lucky to push a nice little light weight hull like ours as much as we can. The future however is looking brighter for much better batteries with higher capacity and much less weight. Still I would venture a guess that a 23' CC would probably weigh 3500 4000 lbs? Our baby weighs in at a mere 2200 without passengers. I used a monocoque construction which enabled me to use much smaller scantlings through out the boat. She was designed for this application. For your application if you want to go green, bio-diesel then you have a real stink pot G Tom |
17' Mahogany runabout just completed
"BillP" wrote in message news:hOj3j.23022$ch.16408@trnddc03... "Delburt D" wrote in message news:T3g3j.22461$rg1.12900@trndny04... By the way, anyone interested in buying one of these? G Tom Any plans to sell one with a real motor? We have had a lot of people ask that. It all depends on how many electric boats we sell vs. produce. If we can build more boats than we sell electrics we have tossed that around. One possibility is to sell raw complete hulls for others to complete in what ever manner they want. But it is too soon to make those decisions yet. |
17' Mahogany runabout just completed
"Don White" wrote in message ... "Delburt D" wrote in message news:cKY2j.22999$701.2470@trndny08... Hi All, Check out our website. www.edison-marine.com This is an electric powered boat that really performs. We have achieved speeds of over 30 MPH to date. Tom in Oregon Too bad you're so far from the Muskoka region of Ontario. Three beautiful connected lakes with many wealthy American and a few 'comfortable Canadian cottagers. It would be an ideal place to run one around for a few days to get some interest flowing. We are targeting the western U.S. for the immediate future. However we have been told by several people that there is a worldwide market for these boats. We had her up at the Port Townsend Wood Boat show in September and people from Austria, Germany and France all expressed the possibilities of the European market. Our plan is to be building a hundred boats a year in four to five years. What are the names of those lakes? Tom |
17' Mahogany runabout just completed
"Delburt D" wrote in message news:BSn3j.23177$rg1.12926@trndny04... "Don White" wrote in message ... "Delburt D" wrote in message news:cKY2j.22999$701.2470@trndny08... Hi All, Check out our website. www.edison-marine.com This is an electric powered boat that really performs. We have achieved speeds of over 30 MPH to date. Tom in Oregon Too bad you're so far from the Muskoka region of Ontario. Three beautiful connected lakes with many wealthy American and a few 'comfortable Canadian cottagers. It would be an ideal place to run one around for a few days to get some interest flowing. We are targeting the western U.S. for the immediate future. However we have been told by several people that there is a worldwide market for these boats. We had her up at the Port Townsend Wood Boat show in September and people from Austria, Germany and France all expressed the possibilities of the European market. Our plan is to be building a hundred boats a year in four to five years. What are the names of those lakes? Tom Lake Muskoka to the south (north of Toronto) Rousseau in the middle (where I attended a sailboat rendezvous in August) Lake Joseph to the north http://www.traveltomuskoka.com/muskoka.htm Real cottage country to central Canada Your market would be very limited in my area (Nova Scotia) due to low population, and mostly coastal boating on the North Atlantic. |
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