Thursday, March 1, 2012

Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Newbie Question- Converting a 45' catamaran

 

Hi Ken,


The idea is not to attach them at the stern, but under (or partly within) the bridge deck on the inside of each hull.  So the prop finishes close to the stern, right about where the prop usually is.  With this in mind the photos might make more sense.

cheers

chris


On 01/03/2012, at 9:10 PM, KEN wrote:

 

not really seeing it by the photo's, but I'm sure familiar with the longtail engines.. seen plenty of video's of them folks in Thailand racing em on skinny little mono-hydro hulls (OMFG wow!), and of course the mud-hog's or beavertails used in swampy areas. larger similar sure could be convenient for a catamaran, all the reasons AndHanna mentioned. adding a low rear extension platform to take the weight and force sure could be a heck of a job, but there sure are a lot of advantages with that concept! (not that I have a boat for it) I'm already imagining a servo motor system for managing tilt and steering, very doable I'm sure.
I sure like the idea that it can be un-pinned and picked right off the boat if servicing needed.
 

--- On Thu, 3/1/12, chris Baker <chris@currentsunshine.com> wrote:


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