I also have a Cape Dory Typhoon. I use a Minn Kota 55# thrust trolling motor with a GP27 battery, and I sail on an inland lake. It gets me in and out of the marina. I haven't run it over 30 minutes, so I don't know my maximum range. It moves the boat at around 2.5 mph, so is fairly slow, but I'm not usually in much of a hurry when I'm sailing. I wouldn't want to have to motor against much wind or tide. If I did it again, I'd probably go with the 74# thrust, 24V motor.
Ed
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Ned Farinholt <nedfarinholt@...> wrote:
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> Richard,
> I have a Cape Dory Typhoon keel sailboat, 2400#, 14' waterline and use a Torqeedo Base 801L 24/30v motor with two grp 31 agm 100 Ah batteries. It will do just what you would expect 3 hrs at full throttle. Gets me back from the middle of the Chesapeake when the wind dies. It will push the boat at about 3.5 knots. They also make a 401, 400w 12v, that would probably be enough for your boat. My 801 is very quiet compared to an ICE but it is not silent. I have heard on this post that Torqeedo has improved the gearing to make it quieter, at least on the new models. Their new catalog does not list the "base" models, i.e. without the lithium batteries but you might give them a call or email. They have been very helpful to me in the past. The only downside on the Torqeedo is the price. Minn-kotas are about 1/3 the price, but I have no experience with them.
> Ned
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> On Aug 19, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Richard wrote:
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> > I just bought a 20' sailboat with 1200 pounds of displacement to day sail while I pull my bigger boat for maintenance. It came with an older Tohatsu 2-stroke 3.5 horse outboard which powers the boat quite nicely in and out of the marina at about half throttle. But damn, that little thing is loud. Can someone comment on their set up for a boat of this size using a trolling motor? (What size motor, how many batteries, run time, etc.)
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