Oops, can you install inboard? Yes it can in what is called a motor well. There are production boats that have used them.
On Thursday, September 25, 2014, Kevin Pemberton <pembertonkevin@gmail.com> wrote:
> The answer is... you could but why fix in any gear??
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> If you keep the goods working, if the gear fails a simple slip into the other gear gets you home.
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> Second question
> On Wednesday, September 24, 2014, Salome Fonseca salomefonseca@yahoo.com [electricboats] <electricboats@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>> I'm very interest in knowing an answer to this question as well. Also has anyone ever used a lower unit through the hull as a POD propulsion unit. I'm considering how I might do this and what kind of modifications might be required to a lower unit. And then I would use electric motors to drive the units from within the hull.
>> Sal Fonseca
>> salfonseca63@gmail.com
>> contact me directly if someone has info that can help me too! thanks!
>> Sorry if I put my two cents in (my question) within another question, first time I have ever commented on this group.
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>> On Wednesday, September 24, 2014 7:58 PM, "John Acord jcacord@gmail.com [electricboats]" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>> I am just starting my outboard conversion and, while things are apart, have a question about forward/reverse.
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>> Is it OK to fix the lower end in one direction, forward for example, and reverse the motor for direction change?
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>> My preference is to fix the lower end in forward and reverse with the motor direction. But I am not sure how well the lower end will hold up with that operation.
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>> John
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Posted by: Kevin Pemberton <pembertonkevin@gmail.com>
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