>
Hate, to say IT. Your all out of my league.
I'm only a doryman. I have enjoyed all your posts, Thank You. C.W.J.
> Hi Roland,
>
> Torqeedo specs the solar charger at 40-45W and the plug in charger at
> 40W. So the solar is technically faster, but it does not appear to be
> significantly so. As usual, voltage alone isn't enough into to compare
> total throughput.
>
> But thank you for the clarification.
>
> Fair winds,
> Eric
> Marina del Rey, CA
>
> --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Roland Rodriguez
> <rolandrodriguez@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>> Just an FYI, the solar charger actually charges at 24v so it charges
>> faster
>> than the 12v wall charger.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Roland
>> s/v Miss Teak
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Eric <ewdysar@...> wrote:
>>
>> > **
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi Woody,
>> >
>> > Looking at the website, the Ray Electrics look like viable but
>> expensive
>> > alternatives. The three models that I saw listed are the 3kW (2.5hp?)
>> the
>> > 4kW (4hp?) and the 5kW (5hp?). I put question marks on the horsepower
>> > ratings because they vary so much from the electric draw. The
>> smallest
>> > would be appropriate for the Nomad (maybe a little bigger than it
>> needs to
>> > be) but at more than $3500 without batteries, I'm not sure that it
>> would be
>> > justified on a $2000 boat.
>> >
>> > Personally I would recommend the Torqeedo Cruise 2.0 (according to
>> the
>> > manufacturer, at 2kW or 2.6hp, it provides the power and thrust of 5
>> to 6hp
>> > gasoline motors) for the boat, but that is still a little pricy at
>> $3300
>> > without batteries from places like Jamestown Distributors of other
>> online
>> > vendors.
>> >
>> > If Shelagh is really only looking for power in and out of a marina,
>> the
>> > Torqeedo Travel 1003 (replaces 3 to 4hp gasoline motors) for $2000
>> > including the integrated battery looks like a suitable answer. There
>> are
>> > number of racers in my marina that have ditched their little gas
>> outboards
>> > in favor of the Torqeedo for motoring to the start line and back to
>> the
>> > slip, everyone that I have talked to has said that the little
>> Torqeedo has
>> > been a big improvement over the traditional gasoline options. At 30
>> lbs for
>> > the 28" shaft (xtra longer) version, the motor is light enough that
>> it can
>> > be taken home or locked below so that it doesn't walk away while
>> you're not
>> > at the boat. I use the older Travel 801 (early adopter) for my
>> inflatable
>> > dinghy motor, I get an entire weekend at the island of shore boat
>> duty out
>> > of the 400Wh battery.
>> >
>> > The biggest drawback to the newer small Torqeedo is the 520Wh battery
>> and
>> > the limited range. Because the Travel 1003 has a built in GPS and
>> range
>> > display that gives you real time range estimates, Torqeedo doesn't
>> provide
>> > any options for larger or external batteries on the current Travel
>> series.
>> > One could buy a spare battery, but if I remember correctly, they cost
>> about
>> > $600. That would obviously double one's range and work seamlessly
>> with the
>> > range monitor. Some might suggest the roll-up solar charger that
>> Torqeedo
>> > sells, but again, the control system will only accept 45W or less at
>> 12V
>> > nominal from the solar or plug in charger, so it really won't
>> significantly
>> > extend one's range. A "nice to have" but at close to $1000 for the
>> solar
>> > panel, I don't think that it is a very cost effective upgrade.
>> >
>> > Fair winds,
>> > Eric
>> > Marina del Rey, CA
>> >
>
>
>
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