First of all, a few important notes that you should definitely pay attention to.
3 kW electric drive for a 25-person sailing boat Make 25 (all pictures from www.linguini.eu)
PePeSail from the Segeln-Forum approached us and pointed out his DIY project to install an electric drive in a 25 foot sailing boat and asked whether we would like to publish it here. In the project, a built-in diesel was exchanged for a 3 kW electric drive. The renovation was done on our own. To do this, the electric motor had to be coupled to a new cardan shaft system via a gearbox. Some lamination work also had to be carried out in the boat hull to accommodate the shaft bearings. The whole project is described in detail here:
https://www.linguini.eu/category/projekt-e-antrieb/
The project started in the Segler-Forum. Many fundamental considerations and questions about e-propulsion on boats were also discussed there:
https://www.segeln-forum.de/thread/62132-diesel-raus-e-motor-rein/
Here is a video about the running electric drive: https://www.youtube.com/embed/VRyZeKXmpVQ
Technical marginal data for the project:
- 3 kW brushless e-motor 48V with electronic control
- Toothed belt drive
- 4x 12V 60AH LiFePo4 batteries
- 2x 18A charge regulator
- Cardan shaft with through bearing
transmission
Shaft system and shaft passage
Battery box 4x 12V 60Ah LiFePo4 batteries with balancer