MODES OF OPERATION

• When in dock (shore power mode), the boat is plugged into the 230 V AC shore power supply. The battery array is under charge and the inverter provides up to 3 kW of AC power to run home appliances like the fridge, TVs, etc.

• In electric drive mode (e), the boat is powered by the eM/G, which can produce up to 7 kW of electric power. This mode is used to sail in and out of a marina or anchorage with no noise, no smoke and an insignificant wake at speeds of up to 6 knots. At 4 knots a fully charged battery provides a range of approximately 20 miles.

• In diesel drive mode (d), the diesel engine propels the boat and drives the generator, which recharges the battery array at an output of 5 kW.

• At anchor the solar roof array charges the batteries, which provide a 230 V AC power supply to the appliances (via a 3 kW inverter). If the level of battery charge drops below a set value, the diesel engine is switched on in order to drive the generator and charge the battery array via the 5 kW generator. The propeller is disengaged (the gearbox is in neutral). This is the anchor charge mode.