Re: [Electric Boats] Propane outboard engine

 

hadnt heard of those, but have seen propane powered 4-stroke weedeaters at the local hardware store here and heck yeah I had thoughts about a propeller.. ON A STICK (if ya like Jeff Dunham you get the joke) inboard, outboard, whatever.. they sure dont cost or weight much. --- On Mon, 2/13/12, potatosailor <potatosailor@yahoo.com> wrote: From: potatosailor <potatosailor@yahoo.com> Subject: [Electric Boats] Propane outboard engine To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, February 13, 2012, 3:29 PM   I received an email that the Lehr Propane Outboard is on the market and being shown at various boat shows soon. I'm not affiliated with the company and this is not a sales pitch but they certainly piqued my interest. I have an electric inboard in my Alberg 30 and have been on the look-out for a good solution to a dingy motor and didn't want to have a gas outboard and the related tanks etc to try and stow aboard. I thought about an electric motor but range and weight of lifting a battery to and from the dingy discouraged me from going that route. I have propane on board for the galley and use fairly small fiberglass propane tanks that aren't to heavy to move around, so when I heard about this outboard I must say I was surprised and interested. They say you can screw a small portable canister into it or hook up a regular propane tank. I don't know a thing about propane powered engines and the range, operating expense, etc that one might expect. If anyone has experience with propane powered motors I sure would like to here your opinion on them before I decide to get one of these. Cheers, Don

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