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| Originally Posted by MedRascal I had a bad accident on my former 63' with its reversing props... their reaction time when you need to switch from fwd to reverse is terribly slow bringing the action need late to avoid the accident.
I had them eliminated during the building of my current 78' installin fixed ones. It gives more drag when sailing, (to avoid this, i keep engines running even while sailing) but at least, the responce while manouveing is in "real time"... |
If you fellows ever get a chance to experience an electric motor driven vessel, give it a try. You will be amazed at the significant torque at the low end and the instantaneous forward to reverse capabilities without the need of a gearbox.
If I were repowering one of these older motorsailers, I would definitely look at the new diesel/electric technologies that can eliminate one or two extra aux-generator units and allow for electric motor drive of the props without the need for gearboxes
I talk about some of those subjects, and reference some other websites here under my new motorsailer design
http://www.runningtideyachts.com/dynarig/