Hybrid gives Antares owners more usable stored energy, quieter nights at anchor, faster battery-bank recharge, and diesel redundancy offshore.
Overnight, cloudy weather, recharge, and passage-making — the point is a calmer way to manage energy aboard.
Antares 46 salonHybrid should make the boat easier to live aboard.
Stored energy supports the comfort systems owners use at anchor: cabin cooling, refrigeration, water, galley use, and normal life aboard.
“We can run AC whenever we want, with no generator running all night.”— Barbara, Antares hybrid owner
Hybrid gives owners more room to live normally aboard without planning every day around generator time.
Both current Antares hybrid paths are built around a 40 kWh Victron lithium battery bank, giving owners more reserve through cloudy days and heavier electrical use.
From 80% depth of discharge, hybrid can recharge the lithium battery bank in roughly 1.5–2.5 hours running diesels, compared with 6–8 hours of generator runtime in a typical Victron MultiPlus setup.
Hydro regeneration can support battery-bank recharge underway. Output depends on speed, conditions, system setup, and operating mode.
Open diagramAt a leisurely 7 knots, hydro regeneration can produce about 1 kW. Over a 24-hour passage, that is roughly 20–24 kWh depending on conditions — enough to support core electrical systems and make the passage more comfortable.
That extra energy can help run refrigeration, instruments, water, galley use, and periodic cabin air conditioning without treating every comfort decision like a generator decision.
Actual output varies with speed, sea state, propeller behavior, system setup, and operating mode.
Once the liveaboard value is clear, the next question is which hybrid path fits the boat, the operating style, and the owner’s cruising plan.
A mature parallel-hybrid path with diesel, electric, and combined modes, long service history, and conventional diesel operation preserved.
A newer integrated/e-drive path with higher-output motors, a larger engine package, and B&G plus NMEA device integration.
For buyers who want the technical walkthrough, this Antares video goes deeper into hybrid performance, charging, regeneration, system choices, and the questions that usually come up before configuration.
Watch on YouTubeYes. The point is quieter comfort with less routine generator dependence. Final runtime always depends on load, temperature, state of charge, weather, and how the boat is being used.
Both current hybrid paths use a 40 kWh Victron lithium battery bank, giving more cushion through cloudy days, heavier electrical use, and normal liveaboard use away from shore power.
From 80% depth of discharge, hybrid can recharge the battery bank in roughly 1.5–2.5 hours running diesels, compared with 6–8 hours of generator runtime in a typical Victron MultiPlus setup.
At a leisurely 7 knots, hydro regeneration can produce about 1 kW. Over a 24-hour passage, that is roughly 20–24 kWh depending on speed, sea state, system setup, and operating mode.
Yes. Hybrid is offered as a configuration option for Antares 44 and Antares 46 buyers. Final availability, equipment, and package details should be confirmed for the boat under consideration.
Hybrid Marine is the proven parallel-hybrid path with long service history. Integrel is the newer higher-output integrated/e-drive path with 15 kW axial-flux motors, 56 hp Yanmar engines, and broader NMEA device integration.
Yes. Diesel operation remains part of the system conversation. On the Hybrid Marine package, each hull runs independently and a hybrid failure does not disable the engine. Review fallback procedures for the selected package during the systems walkthrough.
Treat hybrid as a factory-level systems decision, not a casual retrofit. The 48V architecture, engine package, battery location, monitoring, and installation details need to be reviewed before the boat is configured.
Read the full hybrid guide. It carries the longer technical discussion so this page can stay focused on the buyer decision.
Confirm the selected package, operating modes, recharge expectations, regeneration, diesel fallback, monitoring, documentation, support path, and current pricing for the Antares 44 or Antares 46 configuration you are considering.
