1986 260 Sundancer Project

[WestVanHan]

Originally Posted by Questor

I am trying to avoid black humor and causticity on this thread but the wiki quote I gave symbolizes what I hate about the free public access internet as an instrument of research.

Beware: wiki is not always correct.....

Originally Posted by Questor

It seems that Nickel Iron batteries provide an average of 40 watts for 1 hour per kilo.For the time being I am considering 150 kilos / 330 pounds worth of them for my principled but allegedly illogical commitment to a solar and wind option on my low speed cruiser. 150 kilos times 40 watts equals 6000 watts or 7.5 Horse Power for proudly exiting and reentering the harbor under fair weather conditions.I'll also be able to hopefully use the electric drive for stop and go shuttling between my crab-shrimp-lobster pots.

Sounds fair enough. And you can run a 1/4 hp motor on a spool to bring up your traps.
No lobster though....but 70 pounds of prawns in my freezer is OK...

Originally Posted by Questor

For the time being the electric drive motor will have a maximum 10 HP potential.

Given the hazards of my intended boat usage area the boat will be equipped with 2 40 HP diesel engines for long hauls and emergencies. The 2 diesel option means I can now drop the 5 HP diesel Genset .

Is this the one with v-drives or outdrives???

Originally Posted by Questor

My favorite boat for a hull remains a Sundancer 260-270 twin drive. Some of these boats come from the factory with 2 5.0 liter/ 305 cubic inch engines weighing 952 dry pounds each. In terms of hull strength that means that the total weight of all replacement components can weigh up to 1904 pounds.

I hauled a 305 out of my boat 6 years ago and IIRC the 305 was just over 600 pounds with the manifolds...

And a 40 hp diesel is gonna weigh 450-500 pounds as well so you might save a total of 250 pounds over the gas.

Idling along at 800 rpm with the 305,you'd burn very little gas....

More to contemplate.

Is yours like this? Great boast with lots of living space..
http://www.clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23850

[Questor]

Originally Posted by WestVanHan

I hauled a 305 out of my boat 6 years ago and IIRC the 305 was just over 600 pounds with the manifolds...

And a 40 hp diesel is gonna weigh 450-500 pounds as well so you might save a total of 250 pounds over the gas.

Idling along at 800 rpm with the 305,you'd burn very little gas....

More to contemplate.

Is yours like this? Great boast with lots of living space..
http://www.clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23850

I found the 952 pound figure for the 260 HP motors on boattest.com. You have to be an ex hippy radical to appreciate the extreme colors but that is one of the things I love about the 80s Sundancers. If I found a Sundancer in that condition I don't think I'd be able to start drilling and cutting holes in it. Given my junk yard dog life style I don't think I could even sleep in anything that pristine.Once I get my Sundancer ready, if you came over for a visit you'd find half sorted Lego in little piles all over the place, Fishing gear under your feet, 200 pounds of scrap metal I found in the harbor on the deck and greasy wrenches and screwdrivers from one end to the other. The highlights of decor would be something like garage sale confederate flags or Indian print blankets draped over cushions to protect them from my junk yard clothing.

In addition, I am disappointed that I have never found a group to donate to that removes any of the 26 million tons of plastic per year that we dump into the oceans. It seems that tens of thousands of people are talking about the severity of the crisis but not one of them that I know of has organized a cleanup.If you meet me on my way into the harbor I may have half a dozen giant bags and boxes of toilet seats , rubber dolls, disposable bottles etc, etc tied to the boat anywhere I can so I can take it to the recycle center.