Matt, very good point… and I love the idea of silent canal travel with a nightly charge. The Beta Marine hybrid…
Yes I think gyro are the best option (see below) … but like most everything else there are trade-offs…
I think most building the 49 would opt for the gyro… The downside is not power usage, but space (I…
Hi Kevind, Good point on air, but I’m guessing that with the small size of the boat and the amount…
Hi Matt, I agree, Gyro stabilizer are a game changer. That said, I can still see birds as a simpler…
Hi Matt, I guess, and I can see the benefits of being able to generate all that power, but belts…
Hi Robert, I would have to spend a lot of hours studying to come up with any meaningful comments. That…
It wouldn’t make sense on most cars to cover the negative terminal of the battery since the entire frame is…
Happy New Year, John and Crew! Please take a look at the GlobeMaster designs by Dutch naval architect Willem Nieland.…
It is easy to fall down the rabbit-hole of over-engineered hybrid systems. I think the sweet spot is right where…
Gyroscopic stabilizers are amazingly capable…. at a price. A 9 ton, 49 foot boat would call for a Seakeeper 3…
On a smaller boat like the LRC 49 I think small Beta twins could be a great choice. Especially if…
Hi Brian, I agree on electric. Interesting about the get home. I dug deep into this whole get home issue…
Hi Brian, I agree totally. Can you expand a bit on how your fish work, and particularly retrieval. I love…
Hi Brian, That’s interesting and I get it, now you have explained it, as long as there are thrusters. I…
Hi Brian, Great to have your first hand input as an LRC 58 owner. Nothing could be more valuable to…
Regarding the electric propulsion issue…. The only usage-profile that an electric motor option would make sense to me is in…
Without some form of stabilization, I don’t think this design can really be consider offshore capable. I would suggest…
My wife and I took our new to use LRC 58 through the Swedish Gotta Canal last season (58 locks). Before…
My wife and I have cruised and competed in a number of transoceanic races in our Cal40, and I’ve navigated…