Electric Sailboats: An HONEST Discussion — Sailing Uma [Step 140]

A full Discussion about Sailing with an Electric Motor! Topics we cover: 0:09 The Boats 1:53 The Motor & Batteries 4:11 Why Electric? 6:50 Cooling / Heating 8:37 Electric VS Diesel 14:43 Charging Setup 18: 57 Regen (Charging while sailing) 21:53 When there's NO WIND 23:20 SAFETY (Heavy Weather) 31:45 Future Plans [ FEATURING ] Sailing Saoirse: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWv34WrsGkr6FXLYz1AOL7A Their Boat: 1971 Pearson 35 Their Motor: http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/sevcon-brushless-sailboat-kit-10.5kw.html Their Batteries: Chevy Volt Batteries Their Anchor: Mantus 45lbs Learning The Lines: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsVjvlRBIbWVTFtQXemzXqA Their Boat: 1978 Endeavour 32 Their Motor: http://electricyacht.com/product/electric-propulsion-plug-n-play-2/ Their Batteries: https://battlebornbatteries.com/?afmc=su_01 Their Anchor: Mantus 35lbs Sailing Uma Our Boat: 1972 Pearson 36 Our Motor: Forklift motor Our Batteries: https://battlebornbatteries.com/?afmc=su_01 Our Anchor: Rocna 55lbs Binge Watch All our Steps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAye0mf2A8g&list=PLx_mGFQfb39FRLFgmfdJhD9gAzlim5NPR Electro-beke Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L1xmG5Kndw&list=PLx_mGFQfb39FXu_oCzggYfkeRKYkI6xpi [GOOD READS] My Electric Boats: https://amzn.to/2Rz3w4r Storm Tactics Handbook (Lynn and Larry Pardey) : https://amzn.to/2pHcsYI Electro-Beke Article: https://www.sailinguma.com/electro-beke/ [UMA SWAG] http://www.sailinguma.com/store Visit our store and get your very own Uma Swag [ WANT MORE ? ] Visit http://www.patreon.com/sailinguma Become a patron to get instant access to The Vault, where we keep our most precious treasures (behind the scenes, bloopers, albums, and more...) [ CAMERA GEAR ] Main Camera: https://amzn.to/2KRLgPA Main Lens: https://amzn.to/2IIvcmH B-roll Lens: https://amzn.to/2IH2S44 Mic: https://amzn.to/2Ls9Yr5 Secondary Camera: https://amzn.to/2GMs6YX [ FOLLOW US ] Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sailinguma Instagram: @SailingUma Our website: http://www.sailinguma.com [ MUSIC ] All our tracks are from: Epidemic sound music