electric boat

hi people i'm new to the forum just wondering if anyone could give me any more info on doing an electric boat it would be a 1965 ex fishing boat and is 30'' long and 8'' wide and would be fitted with a forklift motor please could someone tell me how difficult this would be and some help as to how to do it thanksNOAH

 

We need to know a lot more about the boat. If it is to be a planing boat the electric is probably not what you need. I presume that the dimensions of the boat are in feet not inches as written. The short answer to your question; can it be done, is yes. Should it be done?... is quite another matter.

 

What's your experience in mechanical and electrical systems? If you need a step by step primer, it would take a few books at least. We can suggest a few of them. Once you are done reading, you can narrow your question.

 

its basicaly for going up and down canals and yes it is in feet and we have the motor in a suzuki sj (4x4) which runs down via the front prop to the forklift gear box which is as far as i can see the same as a boat gear box then from the gearbox to the rear diff to the wheels now i was thinking if you were to run the gear box prop onto a propeller it might well work thanksNOAH

 

Some punctuation would make your post easier to read.

 

I'm currently undertaking a project that will make a boat used for commercial fishing completely electric, sort of so I'm interested in what you're doing. No I'm not a company I'm a student stuck doing a research project, but I appreciate any help you guys can give me.

 

The reason I ask is that a fishing boat is a WORK boat and will you be able to store enough power to do all the work and still make it safely back to port?

 

I guess this is bridgewater in the UK and he is talking about 4 mph on the uk canals .....there is a UK electric boat society so if its 4mph I dont think you have too much of a problem if you are a very good practical person who knows his nuts and bolts and welder .....

 

He can increase his range by catching and harnessing the power of electric eels. He is talking about a fishing boat. Any electric eels in English canals? Any commercial fishing in the English canals? Can English fish swim faster than 4 mph? If so, they'll be hard to catch.

 

Lets sum it up:

we have a Suzuki 4 wheel drive boat, of 30´by 8´built in 1965, with a forklift motor and a front prop, with the rear diff to the wheels!
The builder is NOAH.....................
I guess there will come assistance from above! Far above...............very far....
No need for our contribution.