Like it:
5. light - and lighter when in pieces (tiller, battery, motor)
6. no gasoline stink
7. immediately ready for thrust
8. use the precise amount of thrust you want
9. easy to read LCD display
10. no anodes required
Don't like it:
7. error codes - some need you to turn off motor, then back on, some just need neutral (no thrust) to self-correct.
8. error codes - why not plain language? so a user can learn?
9. error codes - no resolution suggested
10. no regeneration charging
11. error codes - triggered easily by twisting too quickly from forward to reverse (or visa versa)
12. error codes - perhaps triggered by regeneration, which could happen easily in a sailboat. The motor spins in neutral above 2 knots.
13. loud whine - still quieter than a combustion engine
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Mark n Angela" <mstafford@...> wrote:
>
> I am sponsoring a Torqeedo 1003L on a heavily used club sailboat (Cal2-24), and am happy with the:
> 1. thrust - 4.4 knots at full throttle on a 1968 Cal 2-24
> 2. the distance - 2nm at full throttle, 20nm at 2 knots
> 3. the GPS range calculations - set the throttle at a thrust level that allows you to reach your destination
> 4. the percent full indication - did it charge?
>
> I am disappointed at Torqeedo's intolerance of ignorant users:
> 1. Tilt up lock lever is easy for an idiot to mangle.
> 2. Tilt down lock lever is hard for an idiot to find.
> 3. Orange safety interlock tab is easy for an idiot to overlook.
> 4. easy separation of tiller and motor is easy for an idiot to damage.
> 5. light duty wire connecting tiller to motor is easy for an idiot to damage.
> 6. glue affixing hand grip to throttle is easy for an idiot to dislodge or overpower.
>
> Mark Stafford
>
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