Four Torqeedos parallel + replaced propellers with 20% more pitch =
about 12kn?
redu
Thumper Smith wrote:
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> Greetings all,
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> I have been lurking for several weeks and have come to appreciate the
> expertise and enthusiasm of the list.
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> Today I began sanding the 1959 runabout I bought last fall and as I
> sanded I considered spending a couple thousand dollars to repower the
> thing. It came with an old 20 HP Johnson two stroke, which I really
> can't use in good conscience considering the 25:1 oil mixture (and
> really being a sailor, I can't put up with the noise). Of course
> electric propulsion is a consideration.
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> I just looked at the Torqueedo site, thinking that would be a good
> turnkey solution. But alas, I want more than 8-10 HP to have a fun
> boat. I would appreciate any recommendations for powering a 14 foot
> fiberglass boat with at least enough power to get her up on plane. I
> don't shy away from a bit of tinkering.
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> Thanks and Regards,
> Thumper
> in Connecticut
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