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Delburt D
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 Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject: 17 foot mahogany barrelback runabout just finished |
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Hi all,
We just completed a brand new, not restored, 17 foot African mahogany
barrelback runabout. The really cool thing about this boat is that is has
twin 85 peak HP ELECTRIC MOTORS, Yes I said electric.
So far we have had her up over 30 MPH!.
I had to start from scratch as we could find no plans available anywhere. I
found some hull design software and we took some offsets from a 1/8 scale
model and modified the hull from there to accommodate the twin screws and
additional weight of the batteries.
We are carrying a 15000 watt battery pack of 100 amp hour deep cycle AGM
batteries which will give us all day cruising at hull speed with some
reserve to show off when desired.
Check out our web site www.edison-marine.com
There are some streaming videos on the site.
Tom in Oregon |
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Delburt D
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:38 am Post subject: Re: 17 foot mahogany barrelback runabout just finished |
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"Island Teak" <islandteak@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:Bn33j.60943$cD.22026@pd7urf2no...
| Quote: | Sounds great....but, just share the 'african mahogany' part with your best
friends.
...Ken
Actually I checked this out before we started to build the boat. African |
Mahogany is not endangered or in short supply since it is actually several
different species all classified as African Mahogany. I have been in the
wood working business for over Twenty five years and researched this
extensively.
Besides I know of no other specie that would work for this boat. We needed
both light weight and flexibility to make the shape come to pass.
If you know of specific issues with African Mahogany I would like to know
about them.
Thanks for the input
Tom
| Quote: | "Delburt D" <delburtdjunk@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:x5Y2j.11403$7T.5519@trndny09...
Hi all,
We just completed a brand new, not restored, 17 foot African mahogany
barrelback runabout. The really cool thing about this boat is that is
has twin 85 peak HP ELECTRIC MOTORS, Yes I said electric.
So far we have had her up over 30 MPH!.
I had to start from scratch as we could find no plans available anywhere.
I found some hull design software and we took some offsets from a 1/8
scale model and modified the hull from there to accommodate the twin
screws and additional weight of the batteries.
We are carrying a 15000 watt battery pack of 100 amp hour deep cycle AGM
batteries which will give us all day cruising at hull speed with some
reserve to show off when desired.
Check out our web site www.edison-marine.com
There are some streaming videos on the site.
Tom in Oregon
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Delburt D
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:39 am Post subject: Re: 17 foot mahogany barrelback runabout just finished |
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"Jerry" <jerry@b.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | We are carrying a 15000 watt battery pack of 100 amp hour deep cycle
AGM batteries which will give us all day cruising at hull speed with
some reserve to show off when desired.
Tom in Oregon
Whats the 'on plane' run time?
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On a four hour outing we had her up on plane for about a half an hour
besides just crusin'.
We are still fine tuning the batteries/controllers and props for best
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Jerry
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:39 am Post subject: Re: 17 foot mahogany barrelback runabout just finished |
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| Quote: | We are carrying a 15000 watt battery pack of 100 amp hour deep cycle
AGM batteries which will give us all day cruising at hull speed with
some reserve to show off when desired.
Tom in Oregon
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Whats the 'on plane' run time? |
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Island Teak
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:39 am Post subject: Re: 17 foot mahogany barrelback runabout just finished |
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Sounds great....but, just share the 'african mahogany' part with your best
friends.
...Ken
"Delburt D" <delburtdjunk@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:x5Y2j.11403$7T.5519@trndny09...
| Quote: | Hi all,
We just completed a brand new, not restored, 17 foot African mahogany
barrelback runabout. The really cool thing about this boat is that is has
twin 85 peak HP ELECTRIC MOTORS, Yes I said electric.
So far we have had her up over 30 MPH!.
I had to start from scratch as we could find no plans available anywhere.
I found some hull design software and we took some offsets from a 1/8
scale model and modified the hull from there to accommodate the twin
screws and additional weight of the batteries.
We are carrying a 15000 watt battery pack of 100 amp hour deep cycle AGM
batteries which will give us all day cruising at hull speed with some
reserve to show off when desired.
Check out our web site www.edison-marine.com
There are some streaming videos on the site.
Tom in Oregon
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Island Teak
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:39 am Post subject: Re: 17 foot mahogany barrelback runabout just finished |
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Hello Delburt,
Please do not let my post belittle what you have accomplished.
I am simply obsessive when it comes to nomenclature ,in regards to wood. It
is best , in my opinion, to know the wood by it's real name.
very best regards...Ken
"Delburt D" <delburtdjunk@verizon.net> wrote in message
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"Island Teak" <islandteak@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:Bn33j.60943$cD.22026@pd7urf2no...
Sounds great....but, just share the 'african mahogany' part with your
best friends.
...Ken
Actually I checked this out before we started to build the boat. African
Mahogany is not endangered or in short supply since it is actually several
different species all classified as African Mahogany. I have been in the
wood working business for over Twenty five years and researched this
extensively.
Besides I know of no other specie that would work for this boat. We
needed both light weight and flexibility to make the shape come to pass.
If you know of specific issues with African Mahogany I would like to know
about them.
Thanks for the input
Tom
"Delburt D" <delburtdjunk@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:x5Y2j.11403$7T.5519@trndny09...
Hi all,
We just completed a brand new, not restored, 17 foot African mahogany
barrelback runabout. The really cool thing about this boat is that is
has twin 85 peak HP ELECTRIC MOTORS, Yes I said electric.
So far we have had her up over 30 MPH!.
I had to start from scratch as we could find no plans available
anywhere. I found some hull design software and we took some offsets
from a 1/8 scale model and modified the hull from there to accommodate
the twin screws and additional weight of the batteries.
We are carrying a 15000 watt battery pack of 100 amp hour deep cycle AGM
batteries which will give us all day cruising at hull speed with some
reserve to show off when desired.
Check out our web site www.edison-marine.com
There are some streaming videos on the site.
Tom in Oregon
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