"Truth" is a Cal 29 and owned by our new friend Pastor Brett.  Brett uses Truth in his ministry and is a committed sailor as he sails Truth out of Dana Point Marina.  In April of 2011, Brett was introduced to me and explained that his boat had an engine problem.  His Yanmar no longer was working and he was concerned about how he could continue sailing with out a motor in our confined harbor.

Being a pastor and using the boat in his ministry, he was also constrained with what he could spend on rebuilding or replacing the motor.  Scott McMillian, President of Electric Yacht, and I were privileged to work with Brett in removing his old system and installing a QuietTorque 100ibl along with a 200AH battery system.
Taking out the old engine out was a half day project with few problems.  The diesel was the second motor in the Cal 29 and was not a bound up as much as our first motor in Electra.  The picture to the left is Truth as she exits the Dana Point Harbor main channel under power with Pastor Brett at the helm. 

Brett was very involved with the project and with cleaning material and paint brush in hand had the engine compartment in remarkable shape very quickly.  The picture to the right shows the motor along with the batteries, master power switch, fuse, contractor, and charger.  For our first installation it was good fortune that we had such a talented sailor who loved his boat and was absolutely committed to making the installation such a success.
After installation we completed a number of sea trials and it was then that we found that Truth was not performing as we had projected.  She was not reaching hull speed and the range was not right.  Scott was able to diagnose the issue - the propeller dimensions we were given at the time of the motor build were off.  A new pulley was sent to me and within about one hour we were able to remove the motor, dismount it from its frame and replace the upper pulley and re-install the motor.  Truth then hit the projected hull speed and has exceeded the range projections by a nice margin.
Truth and Pastor Brett can be seen sailing several times a week in Dana Point.  He has also started his own website about electric boating http://www.electricsailboat.net/.  Back on the water and again active in his sailing ministry, Pastor Brett has become our number one fan.

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