New to the group. I live in Florida near Tampa. I have a Irwin 28 sailboat. The gas engine was previously removed and has a 9.8 Nissan hanging off the back. I've been interested in changing to electric but have been having a hard time finding a cost effective means to do so. In searching the internet I found this group, so here I am. I'm handy with tools and can build/assemble what is needed, just not sure exactly what is needed. My intitial plan was to strip the bottom of everything associated with the old shaft and fill in the stuffing box hole. I wanted to use a large electric trolling motor that could handle a large prop so that I could remove it when not in use and store it in a cockpit locker. My assumption was that I could get rid of the drag underneath to help this old boat to move in lite winds. On the otherhand, I'm not sure if it would be just as easy to put the motor inside. I am also looking for electric regeneration possibilities when sailing to charge the batteries from the motor being used as a generator. I have yet to find information if trolling motors can do this. Thanks for any advice. I have yet to dig thru the archives for any information yet.
Hans
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