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Posted By aybabtme

Re: electric Seawind 1000 XL2

I was working on it while also upgrading my solar, but finished the solar upgrade first and it's generating so much extra power that I lost motivation to finish the regen part.

13-06-2023, 20:29

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: Induction Cooking info and experience.

Going to 24V on a small boat with just 300W of solar doesn't make sense. The 12V inverter cabling is going to be just two thick cables and that's the end of it. Not worth putting an entire new...

13-06-2023, 10:35

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: Induction Cooking info and experience.

I also prefer boiling water in our induction. We have a very nice electric kettle but the efficiency difference doesn't make up for the extra space.

12-06-2023, 20:50

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: Induction Cooking info and experience.

You're not going to use 1kWh if you just do light cooking with induction, to be sure. You'll use far less than that.

12-06-2023, 20:29

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Views: 14,658

Posted By aybabtme

Re: Induction Cooking info and experience.

Using my induction cooktop, I can make coffee and some oatmeal for 2 using 1800W over 3min, or 90 Wh. That's peanuts and the solar used to refill it in 30min (but now in 2min with our extra solar!)....

Forum: Dollars & Cents

05-06-2023, 11:02

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Marine Mortgage/Loans rates and terms

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Posted By aybabtme

Marine Mortgage/Loans rates and terms

I was peeking at Essex Credit as my goto reference for rate to be obtained on long term, high value boats (>500k$). Until the recent spike in interest rates, they seemed to have prices in line-ish...

Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP)

02-05-2023, 23:49

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: electric Seawind 1000 XL2

I'll address multiple posts at once.

Jimmy Cornell: I'm not in his camp of trying to do it with just regen. I think he didn't put enough solar at all, and should have had at least a small...

Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP)

01-05-2023, 23:26

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: electric Seawind 1000 XL2

Torqeedo allows charging third party batteries and I hear that ePropulsion too from the flip of a boolean flag, if using the right messages. In any case my BMS talks over CAN and shares allowed...

Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP)

27-04-2023, 18:35

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: electric Seawind 1000 XL2

For tilt and trim, I used two CMC PT-35 Tilt and Trim.

Regen is still a work in progress. ePropulsion only enables it on their proprietary batteries, but you can get the binary format if you sign...

Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP)

21-04-2023, 18:22

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Sizing Twin Electric Pod Drive Motors for a 33ft Cat

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: Sizing Twin Electric Pod Drive Motors for a 33ft Cat

I don't have a backup generator yet. I want to finish installing the 2200W of solar I started putting up, and then test whether I actually need a genset. If I do I'll use a portable Honda one.

I'm...

Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP)

21-04-2023, 18:12

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: electric Seawind 1000 XL2

About 22k$, but this includes everything:

- 2x3000 Victron multiplus II
- Battery, BMS,
- Cerbo GX
- Cabling, bus bars, breakers
- Controller, display, drive units
- Electric tilt and trim...

Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP)

21-04-2023, 16:24

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Posted By aybabtme

electric Seawind 1000 XL2

Hey there. This is sort of a report on my experience so far with a DIY conversion to electric.

2012 Seawind 1000 XL2
Original: 2x Yamaha 9.9HP
Repower: 2x ePropulsion Evo Pod 6.0
Battery:...

Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP)

21-04-2023, 16:13

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Sizing Twin Electric Pod Drive Motors for a 33ft Cat

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: Sizing Twin Electric Pod Drive Motors for a 33ft Cat

I have a Seawind 1000 XL2, about 35.5ft. I installed two ePropulsion Pod 6.0 (6KW each). In fair condition, I use maybe 3kW to get moving at 3-4kts. I need only about 4-5kW total when the sea is a...

Forum: Electric Propulsion (EP)

21-04-2023, 16:09

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ePropulsion Pod Evo 3.0 or 6.0

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: ePropulsion Pod Evo 3.0 or 6.0

I installed two ePropulsion Pod 6.0 on custom made legs, serving as extra long outboards.

So far so good. Plenty of power! Way more than I need most of the time on my 36ft catamaran.

Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting

24-10-2022, 21:14

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Furler for lightwind sails

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Posted By aybabtme

Furler for lightwind sails

While waiting for our bigger boat build, I'm sailing a Seawind 1000 XL2 and am on an adventure to try out all sort of sails. Currently the boat is equipped with a screecher on a Facnor furler.
...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

23-10-2022, 20:17

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Furler for lightwind sails

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Posted By aybabtme

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

03-10-2022, 20:00

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Broker refuses to put sea trial as purchase condition

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: Broker refuses to put sea trial as purchase condition

Respectfully, this is a bit insane? Why would you make a multi-hundred thousand dollars purchase sight unseen, after the previous owner (or its agent) delivered it to the Caribbeans from France, with...

30-07-2022, 21:02

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: 48V to 12/48V charging?

I know Sailing Uma (youtubers) did this conversion of 12-to-48V windlass stuff but they also had issues with corrosion and walked back from this once they could find a proper 48V model.

27-07-2022, 00:20

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: 48V to 12/48V charging?

I doubt the MPPT alone could power your windlass even if its rated output matched the windlasses rated input. The windlass will see loads many times higher than its rated input during operation. A...

Forum: Lithium Power Systems

19-07-2022, 21:30

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Propulsion & house LFP bank

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: Propulsion & house LFP bank

What's the expected outcome you folks hope to get out of this discussion about where to measure voltage and what voltage will be measure at a battery poles if an infinite set of parallel chargers is...

Forum: Lithium Power Systems

19-07-2022, 10:50

Replies: 100

Propulsion & house LFP bank

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: Propulsion & house LFP bank

Per the lithium cells spec sheets (all chemistries) charging should stop not when a voltage is reached but when the current drops to a specific value (e.g 100mA), after the voltage was reached. That...

19-07-2022, 10:23

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Posted By aybabtme

Re: 48V to 12/48V charging?

My understanding is that the MPPT (Victron included) can/keep themselves the right to short the inputs under certain conditions, which is fine for solar panels (disables them) but obviously not for a...

19-07-2022, 10:17

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