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Cape Dory 27 Voyager Edition Refit Tour

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The modifications to this Cape Dory 27 "Ma Ha" Voyager Edition sailboat were completed in 2023 by Cruising Yachts Services in Brunswick, GA. Voyager Edition is used for boats we have gone through thoroughly top to bottom making repairs and modifications to make them more suitable for offshore voyages, including new sails from Rolly Tasker National Sails, new rigging, self-steering, integral water tanks, collision bulkheads, plumbing, electrics, ground tackle, and many more. Check the Cape Dory 27 playlist for more details of the projects shown here.
Our sea trials on the ePropulsion Navy EVO 3.0 electric outboard motor and Tohatsu 6 hp Sailpro gas motor showed the Tohatsu pushed the boat at 5.6 knots. We gained about a 1/2 knot from when it had an inboard diesel engine by not dragging the inboard prop and by eliminating turbulence by filling the prop aperture in keel and rudder. The increased rudder area by filling the aperture enhances the steering.
The electric motor gave us 5.15 knots top speed which is not quite as good as the 6 hp Tohatsu but still acceptable since our goal was at least 5 knots. The graph in the video shows the speed/watts/range results which show that the range with one 80AH battery is between 6 to 21 nautical miles depending on throttle setting. The regeneration under sail was disappointing. In our first test we got 45 watts battery charging at 4.5 knots sailing speed but more typically we got less than 40 watts at 5 knots boat speed.
Despite the success of our modifications this is not intended to be an endorsement for replacing your inboard diesel with an outboard motor. We have significantly less power available to push into wind and waves. The top speeds we achieved above 5 knots will fall off quickly when going against headwinds and waves. It is intended as a low power alternative propulsion system for keen sailors rather than the more common motorsailing yachtsman who only raises sail when convenient.
It takes about one hour in calm waters to swap out the electric and gas motors so it's not something you want to do frequently. But the option is there when needed. We envision using the electric for most situations but swapping to the gas motor for long trips in waterways or in the Panama Canal. Dual propulsion systems also serve as a backup in case of a breakdown.
Another downside is the quality of the Epropulsion components we recieved and some issues with the design features. Within a few hours of testing the E80 48 volt lithium battery became faulty as well as the remote throttle diplay. Both were replaced under warranty after lengthy delays. Quality control should be better.
Components from Epropulsion dealer Annapolis Hybrid Marine:
Motor: Evo 3.0 $2,999 long shaft (53.6 lbs, 62.5A, 10.2″ × 6.7″ 2-blade composite propeller, static thrust 132 lbs)
Or for more power you can instead order the Navy 6.0 with E175 battery.
Battery: E80 4kw (80AH) LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) $2,299. The manual states you must use this ePropulsion battery in order to enable the regeneration charging under sail feature.
120v AC to 48V DC battery charger: Epropulsion AC battery charger (20A)
Evo Side Mount Throttle Control: $499
DC-DC converter for charging the 12v house bank from the 48v motor battery: 9 amp Victron Energy Orion-Tr 48/12-9A DC-DC Isolated Converter $67 online or from Annapolis Hybrid Marine.
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Epropulsion Y-type communication cable to connect motor, side mount controller and battery.
Epropulsion battery remote switch.
If using two batteries in parallel, order e-battery y-type communication cable and a second 1.5 or 2m comm cable between batteries.
A "communication terminator" is not needed if using a remote switch because it is built in to the switch cable.
Extra battery cables and fuses for your particular installation.
Solar battery charging options:
48v Solar controllers:
Boost MPPT Genasun GVB-8-48-Li-FF:
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Or use this less expensive 12 - 48V 300w boost MPPT for $50. On a Cape Dory 36 we used two for a 400W panel array:
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12v solar controller:
Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT 100V 20 amp 12-24-48 Volt Solar Charge Controller (Bluetooth) $150
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Two transfer switches for solar charging 12v and 48v banks: Szliyands Universal Rotary Changeover Switch LW26-32, 32A, 3 Position, 8 Terminal $16 each. These switches are only rated for AC current so if using larger solar panels you might need a DC rated transfer switch.
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Music: The Rain Song (cover by Chiara Kilching)

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@mhub3576 2 месяца назад

That was a wonderful ending to the video. I always love seeing the end result of your craftsmanship.

@mikedee7261 2 месяца назад

Hello Mr. Baldwin, Happy to see you’ve replied to a comment about a week ago. I hope you’re doing will and I await your next video. Nothing like ‘em! Thanks for everything.

@atomvoyager 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the comment. I've slowed down on the video uploads and boat work as I'm semi-retired now but plan to upload something soon on the Sandpiper 32 I'm currently working on and some update on the Cape Dory 36 playlist as we experiment with extending the range of the electric propulsion with portable gas generator.

@mrwattsclass107 8 месяцев назад

Wow. I love these refits on so many levels.

@gabykouric 8 месяцев назад

Congrats on another masterpiece

@GuyIncognito764 8 месяцев назад

Very nice as expected. Thanks for sharing! Nice to see Brunswick in the background, where I'm watching it.

@patrickwentz8413 8 месяцев назад

Loved the cover of Zeppelin at the ending. I will have to check out Chiara Kilching.

@JoelWelter 8 месяцев назад

Great work! Nice boat.

@jeroenvandervelden8213 8 месяцев назад

Very nice!

@RickMentore 8 месяцев назад

A Fantastic Accomplishment!

@louislea4293 8 месяцев назад

Another Beautiful job. A masterful blend of old world beauty and modern technology for maximum sailing experience. Congratulations.

@dalebuckley6073 8 месяцев назад

Nice job

@hecdc7703 8 месяцев назад

Very well done and meticulous workmanship.

@gregfenning8396 7 месяцев назад

Your work on "Ma Ha", as in all of your work, is amazing. I have loved being a student of AtomVoyager University over the years as I have learned so much from you. Thank you for posting your videos.

@robertscholz4486 8 месяцев назад

You always leave us wanting more! Thanks for sharing your amazing work!!

@cheesr 7 месяцев назад

Just “WOW” great looking refitting. Nice sailing video too

@sailer501 7 месяцев назад

Nice sailing boat.

@garmanon 8 месяцев назад

congrats, astonishing work

@SBAtmost 8 месяцев назад

James, a perfect Christmas gift and thank you for all that you do! Merry Christmas 🎁🎄

@svintheanajones88 8 месяцев назад

Excellent video and tour of all the work you have done on this one. Nice to see the finished product. Loved the sailing at the end.

@danielculpepper8772 8 месяцев назад

First class work as always. Truly beautiful!

@Random27182818284 8 месяцев назад

Wow! Great work as always James.

@stuartsutherland7664 8 месяцев назад

Very nice work!

@JD96893 8 месяцев назад

Amazing work! Thanks for sharing! Your an inspiration for me, one day I want to get a cape dory and refit her for sailing the Americas.

@SVMatcha 8 месяцев назад

Nice! Love the outro music!

@FarReachVoyages 7 месяцев назад

Fantastic job as always James.

@sailer501 7 месяцев назад

Love the modified full kills.

@thepigwillfly5869 7 месяцев назад

Nice job, as always!

@SailingSarah 7 месяцев назад

Ok, the breaker panel made up for the head 😂 I can tell right away that was not Jimmy Page but the player still nailed that tempo.

@gjessop2095 8 месяцев назад

Rain song! nice

@nufsed 8 месяцев назад

Excellent workmanship. That's a pocket yacht for sure. I would like to see a tour of the finished CD 30 as well.

@davistroy 8 месяцев назад

Beautiful

@davidboily2424 8 месяцев назад

Another impeccable job! I’m very tempted to replace my main with a battenless main when the time comes. If ever you to a Q&A, I’d love to hear your opinion on the subject.

@atomvoyager 8 месяцев назад

Most sailors on modern boats with short booms will want a full batten main to maximize sail area. But on these older boats with long booms and prone to excess weather helm, I prefer to sacrifice some light air performance with a battenless main because it is much less expensive, is lighter, easier to reef and stow when removing it, reduces weather helm, does not hang up so easy under the spreaders when unreefing off the wind, reduces the need for lazy jacks since it is smaller, and gives you a wider window before needing to put in the first reef. I do maximize the sail area though by increasing the length of the foot to place the clew as close to the end of the boom as possible. I prefer to increase the furling genoa area to make up the lost sail area as well as use light air headsails such as an asymmetric or furling code 0.

@davidboily2424 8 месяцев назад

@@atomvoyager Wow, thanks for the info! The only downsides that I've read about, that matter to us, were that they lose their shape sooner (especially along the leech) and they are harder to tidy up on the boom. Luckily we have a few years still before we set of, so we will perform a roachectomy on our current main just to see how we like it before we have a new one made ;) Thanks again and happy holidays !!!

@TPLeary 8 месяцев назад

Another great job James Merry Christmas

@bybeka1 7 месяцев назад

Very nice refit done to a beautiful boat, congratulations! Just to mention, if it helps, that the turnbuckle of your anchor shouldn't be directly attached to the eye of the anchor, but should be as this: Anchor + Lyre galvanized shackle + 3 slabs of chain + turnbuckle + rest of chain. This way you will avoid any possible lateral traction of the chain to the anchor through the swivel, a force for which it isn't designed for and that can easily lead to a failure of the swivel. With the shackle + the 3 slabs , the force will never be perpendicular to the swivel as the whole rode can rotate and align itself to the pulling direction. Merry christmas!

@atomvoyager 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for that suggestion. To help the translation for others, I think he is saying to use a standard anchor shackle at the shank, then 3 links of chain, then the swivel, then the main part of chain to allow the whole assembly to articulate better without side loads on the swivel. This might happen during wind of current shift or if the anchor gets snagged on a coral head during retrieval. The reason we didn't initially add a shackle was because the swivel looks strong enough for this size boat with it's slightly oversized chain and a large shackle needed to fit this size anchor shank tends to hang up on the narrow roller. But with the right shackle and 3 links of chain this could be a better system.

@bybeka1 7 месяцев назад

@@atomvoyager hahaha, yes, that's the point. Thanks. Indeed, it's said in the Kong swivel installation instructions, not my own wisdom 😅

@clintcarter123 3 месяца назад

I've recently purchased a cd27 (first sailboat, so stoked) and at the top of my list is anchor handling equipment; how did you go about getting the sprit on this one level? I'm not currently sure how to go about accommodating the slight curve on the deck.

@atomvoyager 3 месяца назад

If you are referring to the bow roller, I shaped the wood block base under it for a level fit using an angle grinder with 36 grit pad. It doesn't have to be perfectly level, just eyeball it. Here's more details at 12 minutes in the following video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fKoW1a4cgN4.html

@Woobieeee 8 месяцев назад

Lets gooooooo

@johneato 4 месяца назад

I've been excited to watch this build, as I own hull #26, Is the aft locker and deck a fabbed modification? Interested to know the year and Hull number.

@jamesbaldwin2025 4 месяца назад

I don't recall the year and hull number but here's a video of how the outboard well was added to the lazarette locker: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xde6yRTvO2M.html

@markhunter7444 7 месяцев назад

Noticed Swan is using the gas outboard. Have they given up on the electric outboard? Both projects look great

@atomvoyager 7 месяцев назад

He hasn't given up on it. After sea trials with both motors he is temporarily using the gas motor with its extended range as he gets more experience sailing this boat with its relatively underpowered motors. Once he gets comfortable with the limitations of the gas motor and gets more proficient with making passages and coastal hops mostly under sail, he plans to then see how he does with the further limitations of slightly reduced thrust and greatly reduced range of the electric motor. I hope to interview him later after his Bahamas cruise for an update on this.

@trailsandsails2722 7 месяцев назад

We'll done. Congrats! Been following this refit. We'll thought out. BTW Nearly all States have a 8'6" with limit. I have an Orion 27 with a 9'2" width so need to legally get permits everywhere. What was the solar arch from Tower installed on?

@atomvoyager 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment. The solar arch was on our escort boat that day, a Cape Dory 36. There is a separate video of that installation here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WMSB0NBj6pE.html

@tonysimi1776 8 месяцев назад

❤

@SailingSarah 7 месяцев назад

What was your source for the port light gaskets? Excellent work by the way! Very clean, especially the breaker panel, very impressive!

@atomvoyager 7 месяцев назад

Thanks. The portlight gasket is from McMaster-Carr - Ultra-Weather-Resistant EPDM Foam Cord, 1/2" Diameter #8605k44. I bought 100' for 16 portlights on two boats, but they sell 10' lengths as well: www.mcmaster.com/catalog/129/4032/8605K44

@sharpiedory 8 месяцев назад

I wonder if one could do a lot better with custom prop matched to the boat. I also wonder about having an electric outboard with a 1 cylinder diesel generator under the cockpit..

@atomvoyager 8 месяцев назад

Whatever compromises they made on the prop size I get the impression that they should offer a larger one for this purpose of pushing a heavy boat at 5-6 knots. The clients I have worked with want to avoid inboard diesel, even if a generator but yes some folks would go for that. Even though it does partly defeat the purpose of going electric there are some advantages to that if you really need the extra range. Another option for boats of this type would be to have an electric inboard and gas outboard in the lazarette well so that either could be used without the trouble of swapping them out. That gives you redundancy and extra range. But there are several downsides to that as well...

@James-mt3gi 7 месяцев назад

👍

@amcarru Месяц назад

Hello Mr Baldwin, can you tell the brand of the swing arm, please?. Thx

@atomvoyager Месяц назад

The bracket is a discontinued unbranded model that is no longer available. The closest thing I've seen to it is a RAM mount that I've used on other boats: www.hodgesmarine.com/ramram-109vu-ram-mount-single-6-swing-arm-with-625-x-2-re.html

@horstlauch453 5 месяцев назад

Hey, I have a 50yr old 26ft boat and I would like to put my outboard in a well, its on the back atm. I would like to put it in front of the rudder which means the well will be in about 15cm of water all the time. I am afraid it will cause quite a gushing of water in there when motoring and also resistance while motoring. What do you think?

@atomvoyager 5 месяцев назад

I wouldn't build a submerged well where the motor is not easily tilted or lifted out of the water and a hull plug inserted to reduce turbulence and flooding. If the top of the well was say 40cm above the waterline and you were only sailing in protected waters such as a lake then you might get away with it. If you want to discuss it further you can contact me at atomvoyages.com and send photos of your transom, cockpit and dimensioned sketch of your plan.

@Woobieeee 3 месяца назад

One of your alberg rebuilds is currently for sale. Its the one you did about 7 years ago. has the aluminum toe rail. You built an a integral holding tank. How difficult would it be to remove it?

@atomvoyager 3 месяца назад

Not very difficult. Partly fill with water and pump out then cut out the top for the size lid you want and install a lid. There's no baffle inside to trouble you.

@Woobieeee 3 месяца назад

@@atomvoyager Thank you sir.

@StrawberryGarcia 8 месяцев назад

Do you have a link for the urine diverter? Thanks.

@atomvoyager 8 месяцев назад

There are several types available on ebay. I linked this one below and there's a complete parts list in my Dry Toilet video also linked below: Urine diverter - GBP 50 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324879529268 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JCdCPFZxXWY.html

@redwood1957 8 месяцев назад

Great job. Did you ever think of putting the electric components in the hanging Locker?

@atomvoyager 8 месяцев назад

I prefer not to spread them too far around the boat and lose more locker space but if we had any more that might be a place to put some. As it is I already installed the AC shore power inlet just above the clothes locker through the side deck to not clutter the cockpit in port with a cable. And a lightning ground wire runs through there from the shrouds to the ground plate in the bilge.