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16 mai 2022
Appareils de cuisson électrique à bord
Possibilité de choisir des appareils de cuisson électrique pour s'éloigner du propane. Pourquoi ne pas nous donner la possibilité de choisir une table de cuisson à induction et un four/micro-ondes/gril électrique au lieu des systèmes au propane habituels ?
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In addition, the expense of procuring propane gas is completely eliminated.
The compatibility problems of the bottles and connections in different regions of the world will then be a thing of the past!
An important selling point for an Excess catamaran, in my opinion! :-)
I think the move towards electrical systems is out there. Especially amongst the lifeaboard cruisers. Having to remove the gas system from a brand new boat and replacing it with electrical could be the difference between buying and not buying. As I hate the garbage can with a vengance as well.
Kind regards
Example of Bosch induction plate on excess 11. https://tinyurl.com/23cj6raw
When it comes to the ‘pick up rate’, I guess this largely depends on your target market. Charter companies will probably avoid the additional cost. Live aboards might be more open.
Best,
Michael
Indeed we have a few clients who chose to install electric cooking systems on board their Excess catamarans. This requires to add power in terms of additional batteries, a genset and/or solar panels. And obviously leads to incremental costs.
Today, at Excess we offer a microwave option but no other electric cooking appliances.
I am open to add more options in principle, but when doing so we need to be sure that a fair number of our clients do chose these options. We call this the 'take-rate', and we typically need at least 20% to 30% of our boats fitted with the options offered on our pricelist.
My feeling is that we would not get enough clients chosing induction cooktop or other electric to reach a minimum take-rate. But I may be wrong and am therefore very interested to know what kind of demand there is out-there for such options!
To all Lab Members: please let us know, through posting a comment here, if you would be keen to purchase an electric cooking options (if so, which one) when ordering one of our boat.
Thanks.
Thibaut
You get a lot of advantages for the money:
- no more bottles/rust/ refill efforts/gas costs / compatibilty problems / open and close the bottle
- more safety (burns / explosions / injures)
Compared to the overall price of the boat this should be worth additional costs of up to 5.000 EUR.
And probably brings you a unique selling point for Excess Catamarans !
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Am I wrong? More money today, more happy for years to come!
Roberto