Don't make this EXPENSIVE MISTAKE! Hybrid Systems on Boats | Ask The Expert with NIGEL CALDER

Nigel and Jan are weighing up pros and cons of serial and parallel hybrid propulsion systems. Which setup is the better?
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[@knickebien1966]

I agree completely with this analysis: internal combustion engines are dirty and inefficient at idle and have a very limited rpm range of good efficiency, whereas electrics do not. Use the two in a complimentary fashion.

[@RSchrE]

I think it is common advice to start your diesel engine when you’re out in de heavy thunderstorm. A lightning strik may have you loosing all electronics on board, but a running diesel will just happily continue to run. This would be another pro of a parallel system.

[@OMGWERDOOMED]

Avoid a single point of failure.

[@stunimbus1543]

Surely this was all worked out in the 1930's for the Uboats.