Howdy! I joined your group because I am on a quest to eliminate the use of a gas engine as a "kicker" on my 1974 Aquarious-23 sailboat. I bought a Minn Kota, 24v, 160 lb. thrust, dual engine mount motor, and have just finished mounting it to the bottom part of an old Johnson outboard with the power head removed. For now, I'm going to run 2 12v deep cycle batteries wired for 24v, charged by 2 12v, 30w solar panels, also wired for 24v. The plan is to someday add at least 2 more batteries and 2 more solar panels. Right now, the boat is wired to run the 65 lb. Minn Kota I used last season from a plug on the transom. I need to figure out how to run cables and disconnects for my new system so I can easily take the motor off the boat for trailering.
I'll be posting pictures of what I have so far in the album "Electric Kicker". I would love to have input, comments and advise from those of you with experience.
Happy sailing!
~James
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