Hi dibby32000
I have bought the same motor as auxiliary motor for my 31' 4t sailing boat. I will mount the motor on a spesial leg, on the side og the boat, and swing it aft and up out of the water when not in use.
My boat is still on the dry, but I will come back with a test report later.
Victor
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> Took the Larson out for the first time today. Ran it about 4 miles from one marina to the one where I will be keeping it. Had a bit of a tail wind which probably canceled out the slight current that runs thru the lake here (Onondaga Lake in Syracuse, NY) It took about an hour so I figure I was getting 4 mph. Part of the time I ran at 75%.
> I measured the current between one of the 12 volt banks and it was 32 amps whether I was running full or 75%. I believe these Minn Kota units use a controller that pulses full power at varying intervals (milliseconds) to maintain the speed that has been set.
> Steering was a bit of a challenge. I've never driven a boat before and had to fight the tendency to oversteer and wait for the boat to respond before cranking in more.
> Shore power was not on when I got into my slip so I couldn't check to see where the battery charge was with the charger but the 12 volt meter on the dashboard showed between 11.5 and 12 volts so I think my estimate of 1 hour per battery is pretty close to being right on.
> All in all a good day.
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> Ed
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> > As desulfator said, drawing down two batteries equally would be better.
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> > You don't have to disconnect the batteries to charge them.
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> > Search the site for "Kipawa" you will find some data, some plus, some minus IIRC. Depends alot on the boat, which people usually don't factor in when they evaluate the prop.
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> > Get yourself a handful of different size APC model airplane props to try on your electric motors - they are only about $3.00 each. You will have to bore them out a bit to fit the motor shaft and dremel a shear pin slot but they come in many combinations of dia and pitch. You will need an ammeter to measure motor current consumption. The prop you use should create more than the amp draw the motor with stock prop pulls while tied to the dock.
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> > Since the motors/stock props were designed to push a boat like yours you may not be able to do much better than the stock prop.
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: dibby32000
> > To: electricboats@
> > Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 10:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Electric 79 Larson 26 footer
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> > Thanks Denny.
> > I have a 15 amp charger (Guest) that will charge two banks of 12
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