I'd try a Minn-kota first.
Willie
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "chriskottaridis" <chriskot@...> wrote:
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> I have a San Juan 21 sailboat that claims a displacement of 1450 lbs. I have only used it in reservoirs mostly in Colorado so, currents and tides aren't a concern. I have been using a Honda 4 cycle 2 HP motor.
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> So, far it has been good enough to get back to the marina when the wind kicks up even if it is dead ahead back to the marina. We primarily just need a motor to get in and around in the marina. I have never used more then 4 gals of gas per a season. It's strictly a day sailing situation, no cruising. A couple of hundred yards outside the marina and the sails go up and the motor goes off. Every now and then the wind dies when we are on the other side of the lake and we have to motor back. The reservoir is 6 miles long in the longest direction and only about 1 mile wide, so it's rare we are farther then 2 or 3 miales from the marina and the max ever would be 6.
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> I believe I want to replace it with the torqeedo 801 basetravel unit and then supply my own batteries inside the boat. I do have some electrical experience, but I need to really get up to speed on how best to get 24 V (battery combinations) and monitor the battery capacity, and rechargers and such.
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> I saw the "Torqeedo 2 charging thread", and I'll look at the Files section to try and get up to speed. But, any recommendations on must reads or any pointers or suggestions at all would be helpful.
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> Thanks
> Chris Kottaridis
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