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zed for a 38-footer may be worth about 15,000.00
euros + VAT for the motor, to which we need to
add slightly less than 20,000.00 euros for the bat-
teries and 2,000.00 euros for a suitable charger.
The starting cost of a similar installation of diesel
engine and related components would probably
be 35-40% lower.However, the saved amount
would in any case be spent on annual mainte-
nance and consumption, and above all on the
extraordinary maintenance works that become
necessary on heat engines, inverters, sail drives
and other components of a thermal system after
a few years. For native installations, the EC certi-
fication (mandatory in the European Community)
is not a problem, whereas for the transformation
of EC certified boats equipped with diesel engine,
we also need to add the cost related to the chan-
ge of certification, which can be estimated at an
additional 2,000,00 euros.
Successful applications
SVN was able to examine the list of about 730
boats currently powered by electric motors made
by Kräutler, one of the leading manufacturers in
Europe; in addition to a wide range of powerbo-
ats (including fast models) - and lake and canal
ferries, we have also found several sailboats,
such as First 40.7, Elan 40, Dufour 382 and 385,
Sunbeam 37, Bavaria 380, Delphia 31, and a Co-
met 850 too.
Antonio Giovannelli has good sailing
experience in the Mediterranean. He
is very fond of cruising and stands
out for his ability to deal with com-
plex subjects
The author
An electric motor installed on an
used boat in order to test Kräutler
electric thrusters.
Eelex 8000, a boat 8 metres long
and 2.60 wide, equipped with an Eel
electric motor that can count on 220
kW of maximum power thanks to two
lithium-ion batteries of 60 kWh each.
In the centre, the first Pogo 30 equip-
ped with an electric motor, a 4 kW
Torqeedo.
Here above, three models of Kräutler
rotating electric motors
