Gary,
I'm really interested in your conversion, keep us posted. A few months ago I removed my OMC saildrive from my 26' sailboat. From past attempts at getting the OMC to limp along from season to season, I have two of the saildrive outdrives which may lend themselves to an electric conversion--I'm just not sure how well they would work--probably depends on the application. The outdrives aren't that long so propeller size would be limited, so maybe they would work for a smaller boat. After my current conversion I may start looking into trying to do something with the old saildrive units.
Here's a link to my current project blog:
http://v26coincidence.blogspot.com/
Eric
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Lockrow" <glockrow@...> wrote:
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> Check this article out, lots of good info http://electricpaddle.com/downloads/swe_pea_conversion.pdf
> I’m in the process of restoring a 17ft 1935 fishing boat. I was able to find an old OMC saildrive unit which mounts directly through the bottom of the hull. I have removed the powerhead and intend to replace it with an electric motor. I’m still debating whether to use a scooter or a golf cart motor. I can get a scooter motor & controller brand new for a lot less money than a used golf cart unit.
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