Sunday, September 27, 2009

Re: [Electric Boats] Thrust from Trolling Motors

 

John Zimmerlee wrote:

> Forget the thrust ratings. They are static tests with the motor churning away
> while tied to spring scale whose other end is tied to a tree on shore. The
> rating is good to know if you are pulling tree stumps from the shoreline.
> Otherwise, useless!

What about trying to make headway into a 30-knot headwind?
Wouldn't this "bollard pull test" static thrust information be useful for
those of us who took the time to measure the loads while anchored in various
wind strengths?

JoeS.

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