Tiki 38 - change inboard diesel to outboard electrical?

[Yann & Chantal]

Hi everyone!

We own a Tiki 38 that is equipped with two VETUS M2.13 diesel engines. 12 HP each. Engine and shaft and impeller can be lowered when used. The design is heavy, takes precious space on deck and until recently had no safe holding down of the shaft -> so we ran into some problems when the lowering ropes got tangled up in the propellers.

We would like to upgrade to 2 electrical motors, possibly outboard engines. I have been looking into epropulsion but am open to any better suggestions.

Has anybody tried to electrify a Tiki 38?

What are the pro and cons?

What are the experiences with an electrical engine?

Thanks in advance 

Cheers

Yann

[Olivier R.]

Bonjour,

Si vous rentrez le soir pour vous brancher au réseau électrique c'est bon.
Si vous voyagez en électrique il faudra utilisé la voile et avec beaucoup de temps pour la recharge avec des panneaux solaire pour peu de temps au moteur.

Donnez peut-être votre programme et votre façon de naviguer.

Salut
Olivier

[Jozef De Roos]

I am at the moment building one and do that with elektrical motors. they are light and easy to handle althow the disign is not finished yet. 

[Yann & Chantal]

@Jozef: cool! What are you going to put? Inboard? Outboard What battery capacity? How are you going to charge the batteries?
Thanks

[Yann & Chantal]

@Olivier: right! We have 810 Wp solar. We want to install a wind generator.
We will do long range sailing and use the motor for emergency and harbor maneuvers only.

[Yann & Chantal]

@Jozef: I’d be keen to see the design and plans, please….😀

[Jozef De Roos]

we have to do the complete design still but I am convinced of the possibility. I want to go for around 1200Wp of solar and regen of the motors or a separate generator because of the different needs of propeller. Battery will be offcourse LPF but the capacity is to be defined. 

[Yann & Chantal]

@Jozef: and progress yet? 😀

[Yann & Chantal]

*any…

[Jozef De Roos]

not yet, but my son has started the design. He did show me the first model of the propeller for the motor. The idea is to lift the motors between the deckpod and the hulls as there is more height. 

[Yann & Chantal]

Thanks. Are you using inboard or outboard motors? Are you designing your own propeller? Are you lifting the motor AND the propeller / shaft? (just really interested...)

Jozef De Roos said:

not yet, but my son has started the design. He did show me the first model of the propeller for the motor. The idea is to lift the motors between the deckpod and the hulls as there is more height. 

[Jozef De Roos]

Outboard elektrick pod motors. They are small en the propellor is direct on the motot axis. So the idea is to hang them on de beam at the front of de deckpod in a way that I can lifft it to the back of the boat. the motor will then fit between de deckpod and the hull. And yes, he is desgning the propellor himself. He is technical designer.