[Rhodes22-list] Electric Outboards, etc.

[Reuben Mezrich]

Peter
You are very welcome to come down to Sarasota for a sail or to motor about
electrically.
I've become a snowbird so I'm there from late October through late
April...anytime in there is great
--Reuben
Reuben Mezrich
Pelican Cove in Sarasota
Cell: 410-499-8922


On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 11:59 AM peter klappert <koatimundi100 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks  Reuben and Stan. I remember when Reuben had his R22 built, and his
> reply is very detailed and helpful. When I’m closer to a decision, I’d like
> to drive down and see Reuben’s setup.
>
> I’ve been doing a lot of online research, because I’ve decided I also want
> a power pocket cruiser with 1 or 2 electric outboards. If you’re nuts or
> Bill Gates, and if you’ll settle for inboard, it’s not hard to spend $500k.
>
> (An aside: I currently lean toward the C-Dory TomCat. At 25.5 feet it’s an
> unfancy power catamaran with very shoal draft. Though C-Dory has built
> with Airheads instead of marine toilets, they haven't tried electric
> outboards. Because of my dock situation, I’ve got to stay under 30 feet.
> Toyota has an inboard hybrid, the Ponam 28v. It looks like just the boat
> I'd love, but it's not available in the US--I can’t even get a price or a
> reply to emails.)
>
> Electric propulsion is booming, though much of it hasn’t reached the US
> market or is pretty untested. Europe is way ahead of us. Were I younger,
> I’d wait a few years in both quests, electric on the R22 and the power
> cruiser.
>
> The best site I’ve found is plugboats.com, which has an extensive survey
> of
> electric outboards and loads of good links.
>
> When doing the research that led to my R22, I was impressed by the
> helpfulness and store of knowledge on the R22 list. Still am. What I didn’t
> allow for is this: I’m not much of a mechanic or DIYer. I thought that
> might change in retirement. Well, what ever happened to all that time and
> boredom I anticipated?
>
> Peter Klappert
> s/v Aeolia
>