Re: [electricboats] 3-5 Kw 48v motor

Love to see plans. What's the finished weight?

On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 6:52 PM, steve sawtelle via groups.io

<swsyah=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

I'm building a Pocketship and considered a pod motor, but I read a paper that showed that the pod drag becomes a large percent as boat weight goes down; which does make sense. I just hadn't thought of it that way. I'm thinking I'm going to use a epropulsion Evo with remote throttle, and raise it up when sailing. It does have regeneration, so I could put it down if winds are strong (needs over 4 knots to start regen). But again, the drag will be large on a lighter boat.

-Steve

> On Oct 28, 2022, at 5:58 PM, shredderf16 <Shredderf16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> Guys,
>  I'm building a 12 foot cat dinghy. I'm probably going to go with the Elco outboard but thinking of a longtail type inboard instead. I haven't been following motors for a couple of years. Looking for a 3-5 kw brushless motor and controller. Please let me know of which motor you guys would pick.
> Thanks,
> Jerry Barth
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