Bellmarine twin SailDrives power Leopard 42’ catamaran
The Leopard 40’ sailing catamaran ‘Bubayeh’ (Aboriginal for sea turtle) was converted to electric propulsion in late 2022 in QLD, Australia, with sea trials completed early 2023. The old diesel engines and fuel tanks were removed and replaced with 2 x Bellmarine SailMaster 15kW electric saildrives and DC diesel generator, in a serial-hybrid system. The […]