Hi Rob, glad you enjoyed the trip and build videos. The Torqeedo motor is now fine, the issue was the remote throttle that they replaced under warranty. The motor has a gap of about 1/16" between the prop and the housing. It will allow weeds to snag there so I made a cone that I siliconed to the housing and it covers the slot. The motor still collects weeds but now I can through it in reverse and I get rid of most but not all. I am going to add a weed blade that you see advertised for trolling motors and I hope that will take care of all the weeds. I am going to make another video this summer after I complete another trip which is only going to be four days and will be where I left off on the Rideau canal and go to Kingston and then into Lake Ontario and around to my dock at Napanee.
In regards to the pictures that you attached, is that your boat and if so how well does it perform.
Regards
Phil
On Friday, May 3, 2019, 9:54:26 p.m. EDT, rob.roy1866@yahoo.com [electricboats] <electricboats@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hi Phil. I watched both of your trips on youtube as well as some of your build vids. Truly a lovely boat and an inspiring voyage. My wife is from Ontario, so she watched some of it too. I couldn't do anything as grand in FL, as the waterways don't really work the same way down here. I don't have time for strip planking, either. Still, I'd love a solar boat to kick around in all day.
I like some of the slot top sailboats that Jim Michalak designed like this one https://www.duckworks.com/product-p/jm-jewelboxjr.htm
They are supposed to float on their side, but I'm more attracted to the idea of the slot down the middle to allow both full standing height while keeping the center of gravity low. I remember you crossing a rough lake in one of the videos and thinking I hope I'm never in that situation.
How is the Torquedo holding up? You had some problem with it cutting out on the first trip but no mention of it on the second. Is it worse in the weeds than a regular trolling motor? The rivers I love around here tend to be problematic in that regard.
Thanks for the vids - hope there are more in the future.
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