| Owner | Keith Mercill | ||
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| Owner's Other EV | 1989 Ford Ranger | ||
| Location | Hendersonville, Tennessee United States map | ||
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| Vehicle | 1994 Duffy 21 Old Town 21' Electric Boat | ||
| Motor | General Electric Compound Wound DC Same 36 volt motor you would find in a golf cart. | ||
| Drivetrain | Using a 5" motor pulley and a 9" drive shaft pulley. V belt connects the two. | ||
| Controller | Curtis 250 amp controller | ||
| Batteries | 6 Crown 235 AH, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded | ||
| System Voltage | 36 Volts | ||
| Charger | Solar SP100 125x125x36 3 100 watt panels produce 6 amps on a sunny day. Panels are mono crystalline and cost $189.00 each. Charge controller is from Solar Converters Inc. 5 amp @ 36 volt | ||
| Heater | None | ||
| DC/DC Converter | None Using two of the traction batteries for radio, GPS, lights and gauges. | ||
| Instrumentation | 1) 10 amp meter. 1) 100 amp meter. 1)50 volt meter. 1)36 volt meter. 1) GPS. | ||
| Top Speed | 6 MPH ( 9 KPH) Motor draws 75 amps @ 6 mph and 20 amps @ 4 mph. Used GPS for these figures | ||
| Range | 36 Miles (57 Kilometers) Boat will run about 9 hours with no sun at 4 mph. | ||
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| Seating Capacity | 12 Adults | ||
| Curb Weight | 3,300 Pounds (1,499 Kilograms) | ||
| Tires | NA | ||
| Conversion Time | 3 months | ||
| Conversion Cost | $4,000.00 Including boat. | ||
| Additional Features | All the lights have been changed out to led's. The radio was changed out to a Boss SD, USB radio with no moving parts. | ||
| I found the boat on Craigslist in Austin Texas for $2,900.00. The batteries take about 1 day to charge back up from a days running on the lake. We use it at night for going out to dinner and just cruising. When it's not in use it sits in the slip with the sun charging the batteries. The best part is no gas, oil, filters or impellers. | |||
1994 Duffy 21
“SOLAR”
Last Updated 04-11-2022
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