hey all i'm new to this electric boat thing but very intrigued. I am working on an old venture 21 sail boat. re duing the entire thing some glass work but mostly cosmetic, new paint new wood work ect. on of the things i had been toying around with was installing a small inboard motor since. i figured since I'm already spending way more time and money than this boat will ever be worth i might as well have some fun and experiment.
that is what lead me to this group... my thought is that i can install a small electric motor under the cockpit floor the boat has a 1200LB displacement and shouldn't take much power to move her. I know its a challenge installing an inboard system where there has not been one, but i just don't like the look of a motor hanging off the back of a boat. here are my questions.
1. everyone talks about reduction gears and the like... if you had a (and i don't know if my terminology is correct here) direct drive set up but placed a 2:1 ratio with the larger pulley or gear on the drive shaft it would seam like i could have the prop spinning twice as fast as the motor and achieve hull speed with out having to have the rpm's on the motor as high, therefore using less power from the battery bank? does this make sense or is my thinking flawed... remember I'm still trying to figure out this electric thing...
2. what is the most basic system that one can install and what are the main components i will need to make this work. (other the an electric motor and batteries :)?
thanks all for your time it has been most interesting reading all of the posts...
Joe
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