Hi, Bill,
I have unfortunately already had the same thinking. But here in Nova
Scotia, the golf season is maybe 12 weeks long. So, golfers tend to
walk!
The backyard EV hobbyists snatch up the forklift parts.
The local Chinese electric scooter sales crowd don't appear to be geared
up to sell parts, or are following the sales model of a lot of general
small businesses, who have webpages, but don't actually check emails for
sales opportunities, or can't be bothered with small profit items.
So, I might have to bite the bullet, and shell out the 50 bucks or
whatever for shipping, to get a new scooter motor heading north to me
from the States.
I have a few more enquiries to make at scrapyards, to see if there are
any 'chance' prospects of industrial motors that might suit.
But the plan moves forwards, I am thinking it might run out at about
$200 to $300 for a 500 watt 24 volt test unit, plus a couple of
batteries of course. The motors are $89.
Also, I am going with a unit that I can remove from the 15' test dinghy,
like a Thailand long tail motor. Kind of like an outboard, but without
the right-angle at the bottom!
This will allow prop changes to be done at home, rather than at the
yacht club, where I prefer to spend time working on the 'real' boat.
It also, with the unit removed, will allow use of the dinghy to learn to
sail this summer, if the rain would stop!
But, the ideas are always welcome, thanks, and the golf cart option
might be good for the 'big' boat if I find the minimalistic power too
irritating.
John
3b. Re: re Simple electric drive setup
Posted by: "bill garrison" wagarrison@yahoo.com wagarrison
Date: Sat Jun 4, 2011 10:24 am ((PDT))
Have you tried looking at golf cart motors or forklift motors. For a 26'
boat you should have plenty of power/torque for what you need. You
should be able to pick up the motor, controller, throttle, and anything
else you want from a golf cart for around $200 or less. I was told by a
golf cart mechanic that the motors rarely go bad, so you could probably
find a "free" golf cart that doesn't run from craigslist and salvage the
motor, etc. I see ads like that every once in a while. Same thing with
forklift motors. All you have to do is transfer the components from the
golf cart directly to your boat drive system and go. I hope this helps.
William A. Garrison
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