FYI Cal 25 FS, Santa Barbara, $1000 and Footloose E-P update

Greetings Cal Folks, Just an FYI on a Cal 25 for sale in Santa Barbara, seen on Craigslist ... http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/boa/1507119238.html And for those curious on my electric propulsion project, I'm in the home stretch. Footloose has her Electric Yacht 130ib installed along with the 283Ah, 48V battery bank, and 25A48V AC charger. I just fabricated a pedestal mount of sorts for the throttle quadrant. Pix of quadrant, motor and batt box attached. And a before shot of the engine bed area. Next is the battery cables and wiring it all up. Without a doubt the biggest effort so far, by far, was cleaning up 30 years of diesel engine mess, esp in the deep bilge that the 34 has. Kirk -- Kirk Grier Cal 2-34 "Footloose"

neat. Please continue to share this w/ us! BTW, how will it charge the batteries? Best, Marsh Kirk Grier wrote: > Greetings Cal Folks, > > Just an FYI on a Cal 25 for sale in Santa Barbara, seen on Craigslist > ... http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/boa/1507119238.html > > And for those curious on my electric propulsion project, I'm in the home > stretch. Footloose has her Electric Yacht 130ib installed along with the > 283Ah, 48V battery bank, and 25A48V AC charger. I just fabricated a > pedestal mount of sorts for the throttle quadrant. Pix of quadrant, > motor and batt box attached. And a before shot of the engine bed area. > Next is the battery cables and wiring it all up. Without a doubt the > biggest effort so far, by far, was cleaning up 30 years of diesel engine > mess, esp in the deep bilge that the 34 has. > > Kirk > > -- *´¨) ¸.·´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·'*Marsh ----------------------------- Marsh Wise Webmaster: -reenactor.Net: <http://www.reenactor.net/> Read my Blog (bore yourself): <http://www.reenactor.net/rnet_admin/marsh/marshblog.html> -1./Infanterie-Regiment 23 <http://www.ir23.org> -Foresthill.US: <http://www.foresthill.us/> -The Dogs Place <http://www.the-dogs-place.com/> -Progress Village Community Website: <http://www.progress-village.com> Assistant Webmaster: -VAQ-33 Squadron site: <http://www.reenactor.net/vaq-33/> Netscape Aim/AOL screen name: Sturmkatze Yahoo Messenger screen name: sturmkatze Alteris renumera duplum de quoquo tibi numeraverunt "A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired." -- Alexander Hamilton Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress.... But then I repeat myself. ~Mark Twain *Last: Hey Dammit! Have you visited the reenactor.Net FORvMS? If not, WHY NOT? Gett your butt over to: <http://www.reenactor.net/forums/index.php> right now! -=<www.sturmkatze.com>=-

Hi Marsh, Initially I will charge via the AC charger, from shore power and then powered from a Honda 2000 while at anchor, if necessary. This is how many others do it as well. Eventually I'd like to add a wind charger. There is also regen capability on the 130ib, though of course you must be sailing (or anchored in a heck of a tidal flow), and that will cost one boat speed. I don't expect to need to recharge on my weekend trips to the Channel Islands though. Kirk On 12/14/2009 07:41 AM, Marsh Wise wrote: > > > neat. Please continue to share this w/ us! BTW, how will it charge the > batteries? > Best, Marsh > > Kirk Grier wrote: > >> Greetings Cal Folks, >> >> Just an FYI on a Cal 25 for sale in Santa Barbara, seen on Craigslist >> ...http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/boa/1507119238.html >> >> And for those curious on my electric propulsion project, I'm in the home >> stretch. Footloose has her Electric Yacht 130ib installed along with the >> 283Ah, 48V battery bank, and 25A48V AC charger. I just fabricated a >> pedestal mount of sorts for the throttle quadrant. Pix of quadrant, >> motor and batt box attached. And a before shot of the engine bed area. >> Next is the battery cables and wiring it all up. Without a doubt the >> biggest effort so far, by far, was cleaning up 30 years of diesel engine >> mess, esp in the deep bilge that the 34 has. >> >> Kirk >> >> > > -- > *´¨) > ¸.·´¸.·*´¨)¸.·*¨) > (¸.·´ (¸.·'*Marsh > ----------------------------- > Marsh Wise > Webmaster: > -reenactor.Net:<http://www.reenactor.net/> > > Read my Blog (bore yourself):<http://www.reenactor.net/rnet_admin/marsh/marshblog.html> > > -1./Infanterie-Regiment 23<http://www.ir23.org> > -Foresthill.US:<http://www.foresthill.us/> > -The Dogs Place<http://www.the-dogs-place.com/> > -Progress Village Community Website:<http://www.progress-village.com> > > Assistant Webmaster: > -VAQ-33 Squadron site:<http://www.reenactor.net/vaq-33/> > > Netscape Aim/AOL screen name: Sturmkatze > > Yahoo Messenger screen name: sturmkatze > > Alteris renumera duplum de quoquo tibi numeraverunt > > "A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired." -- Alexander Hamilton > > Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress.... But then I repeat myself. ~Mark Twain > > *Last: Hey Dammit! Have you visited the reenactor.Net FORvMS? If not, WHY NOT? > Gett your butt over to:<http://www.reenactor.net/forums/index.php> right now! > > -=<www.sturmkatze.com>=- > > -- Kirk Grier kg… [at] kirkgrier.com