Hi I'm Sarah from Boating New Zealand,
and we're out today on this absolutely
flawless day on the Hauraki Golf, having a look at the Greenline 39.
Now the interesting thing about this launch which is a sedan style launch
manufactured in Slovenia, it's not so much it's looks or what's inside it.. what
makes it go. This boat is a hybrid. You've heard about hybrid cars, this is a hybrid boat.
It has a Volvo diesel engine, married to
a 10 kilowatt electric generator. That means you can alternate between
electric power or using the diesel.
The electric generator is either powered up
by the action of the diesel motor when it's running, or by the large solar
panels that are on the roof of the boat. Just with the solar running you can
probably pot around for about 25 miles at around 3 or 4 knots, just keeping an eye
on your battery usage, and then just turn the diesel on when you need a little bit more juice.
It charges up nice and quickly like a cell phone with a big
bank of lithium-ion batteries.
The transom folds down to generate a large boarding platform, there's also a
swim ladder there. Plenty of room here in the cockpit, and the nice thing about
sitting out here when you're in electric mode is, there are no diesel fumes and no noise.
There's heaps of storage here under the floor, there's also an
air-conditioning unit for those super hot days or if you want to go winter
cruising and stay nice and warm.
So this big window at the back of the saloon
folds right up on a strut, and the edge of the bench top folds down to create a servery.
The the galley is really well connected to the outside with this great
flow through the big window. There's plenty of room here for prepping food, but because
you've got plenty of power to burn, there's an induction cook top, and a
convection oven, and let me point out... a fully integrated domestic size fridge/freezer.
There's plenty of room and great visibility from the wraparound
windows here in the saloon.
The large U-shaped settee here. This table folds down to form
an extra birth if required. If you get sick of looking at the view out the
window there's the TV that pops up out of the cabinet.
There's good visibility here
from this elevated helm station. There's a large Raymarine chart plotter, and the
monitor for the battery power.
It's pretty easy to switch between diesel and
electric, just this hybrid switch here. When you're finished in electric mode,
switch it over and press the button to start the diesel. Couldn't be easier.
The throttle controls and the control for the bow thruster are here too, and if you
are tall enough you can also steer from this position standing up.
The master cabin is up here in the bow and there's plenty of light coming in
from these deck level windows, but also these lower level windows too.
It can be set up as a twin, as you see here and the bed's can be pulled together to make a double.
The head and shower is semi ensuite with this room, so it's accessed
from this cabin, but also from the main saloon.
The second cabin is to port at the base of the stairs.
It's also set up as a twin, but those beds can come
together to form a double as well.
Underneath these births, is the bank of
lithium ion batteries that power the whole thing.
The bow is accessed by a walk
through on the starboard side.
There's plenty of room up here for relaxing and
a big squab that domes down into the center of the bow area.
Up here we also have the anchor, and anchor spirit.
Some seriously heavy duty cleats.
There is no doubt that hybrid technology is the future, certainly for vehicles.
But it's really interesting to see it translated into a boating situation.
Greenline is producing a range of these boats, which you can have in either full
diesel or hybrid modes, and the hybrids are proving increasingly popular.
Although there's an extra charge associated with that.
If you're concerned about the environment and looking
to the future, this is certainly something that's worth investigating.
John Eichelsheim from boating New Zealand.
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