in 1998 i had my veture25 on mosquito res(ne ohio).
sailing on a foresail only, i found myself having to beat a light wind for a 3 plus mile distance with nothing but a minnkota 27 lb thrust motor and a car battery that would no longer start my car.
it took about 4 hrs and needing to turn off my nav lights to get back.
3 batteries are nice, but unless you want to push a bow wave, i would think it's part of the OVERKILL that's always discussed here.
On Mar 22, 2014 10:41 PM, <billj474@yahoo.com> wrote:
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Hi,I've been following the group while trying to come up with a plan for my 17' sailboat. I've already learned a lot just from following the discussions. My boat is used on smaller inland lakes in Ohio and I'm considering adding a trolling motor through the hull behind the keel for those times when the wind won't cooperate. I feel I could live with making 3 knots with a trolling motor (Minn Kota Endura Max 55 w/Kipawa prop is available for free) and still get reasonable range from 3 deep cycle batteries (10 miles is probably all I would ever NEED but I can see leaving the mast at home occasionally if we could count on 20 miles). I have a good running outboard (older Evinrude 4.5) that gets me up to hull speed with no problem at about 1/4 throttle and many folks with this boat use 2hp outboards while cruising. I would be willing to purchase an electric outboard if necessary to be able to enjoy a quiet ride when the wife and I are out instead of listening to the motor run. The boat would weigh about 2000lbs with 3 batteries, 2 people and all our gear. I'm attaching a link to sailboat data for the boat http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=6065 and a pic of the keel.Please let me know what you think of my "plan" and what any better options might be.Thanks,Bill
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