Could e-tek motors be used in this application? It seems they produce the required HP, have long runtime, and lend themselves to the type of reduction provided by my existing v-drives. They are also light and inexpensive and could probably be mounted relatively easily to the v-drive.
Any thoughts?
Also thanks so much for all the feedback, This is becoming a more and more interesting project and although there are many limitations of using a boat of this size I think it also can be very exciting if I can make it work. If I can overcome some of the charging limits and move cleanly and quietly I would be will to invest a decent amount of money in this.
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> I think a pair of 3 to 4Kw electric motors connected to the V drives would give you what you want .
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> Chris S
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> > I have a houseboat that I am rebuilding. It is a 38ft aft cabin holiday mansion. This boat came with twin small block crusader inboards hooked to borg-warner v-drives 2.00:1 ratio. With the original power this boat would do a very frightening 30+kts I just want something that will move this boat at 3-5kts. What sort of electric motors would I need to accomplish this? Could the motors be hooked to the v-drives or directly to the prop-shaft? Is this even a do-able project? I don't want to spend a fortune for this either. I have seen golf cart motors up to 24hp. Would something like that work in this case?
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> > Just looking for suggestions.
> > Thnx.
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