Saturday, December 5, 2009

[Electric Boats] Re: Green boating near San Francisco

 

Mark,
I'm working toward getting a SolidNav unit in a new Compac 27. I noticed Svengard Marine on Alameda is a dealer.
Richard

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <mstafford@...> wrote:
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> This is an open invite for an impromptu meeting in Richmond, CA about electric propulsion for 30' ish sailboats. Two people I ran into at KKMI boatyard need repowers, and are interested in the electric possibilities. My boat is there now, so I volunteered to meet them Monday, Dec 7th at 11:00am in the canvas shop of Durrant Designs. Anybody here is welcome to come there and participate in any manner they see fit.
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> Sorry Matti, I have no airfare money for reimbursement. I'll work on that though :-)
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> Manufacturers, e-boat owners, enthusiasts.... just be open about your motivations for being there and it will be a productive time.
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> Sorry for the sudden notice. Look up KKMI for location. Call or email me if you wish more context or information. I have nothing to sell, and am not asking for any money.
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> Mark Stafford 925-586-0839cell
> mstafford at natca dot net
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Friday, December 4, 2009

[Electric Boats] Green boating near San Francisco

 

This is an open invite for an impromptu meeting in Richmond, CA about electric propulsion for 30' ish sailboats. Two people I ran into at KKMI boatyard need repowers, and are interested in the electric possibilities. My boat is there now, so I volunteered to meet them Monday, Dec 7th at 11:00am in the canvas shop of Durrant Designs. Anybody here is welcome to come there and participate in any manner they see fit.

Sorry Matti, I have no airfare money for reimbursement. I'll work on that though :-)

Manufacturers, e-boat owners, enthusiasts.... just be open about your motivations for being there and it will be a productive time.

Sorry for the sudden notice. Look up KKMI for location. Call or email me if you wish more context or information. I have nothing to sell, and am not asking for any money.

Mark Stafford 925-586-0839cell
mstafford at natca dot net

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Re: [Electric Boats] Re-E-Power???

 

Yeah, must be something in Internet Explorer- I switched to Google Chrome, and had no problem getting on their site.

But does anyone know about the status of the company? The broo-ha-ha that I mentioned revolved around their viability: are they able to deliver their product, is the company solvent, etc.

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Aaron Williams <akenai@...> wrote:
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>  Cloud
> My guess is you have a computer problem. The site is still working.
> Aaron
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> --- On Wed, 12/2/09, cloudmagnet@... <cloudmagnet@...> wrote:
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> From: cloudmagnet@... <cloudmagnet@...>
> Subject: [Electric Boats] Re-E-Power???
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 7:19 AM
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> Does anyone know what's going on with Re-E-Power, the maker of E-Pods? About a month ago, there was a broo-ha-ha on their Yahoo user group that led to the site being disbanded/removed. Now, every time I try to get on Re-E-Power's web site, my computer just locks up. Anyone know anything???
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> Thanks
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Re: [Electric Boats] Re-E-Power???

 

 Cloud
My guess is you have a computer problem. The site is still working.
Aaron

--- On Wed, 12/2/09, cloudmagnet@verizon.net <cloudmagnet@verizon.net> wrote:

From: cloudmagnet@verizon.net <cloudmagnet@verizon.net>
Subject: [Electric Boats] Re-E-Power???
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 7:19 AM

 
Does anyone know what's going on with Re-E-Power, the maker of E-Pods? About a month ago, there was a broo-ha-ha on their Yahoo user group that led to the site being disbanded/removed. Now, every time I try to get on Re-E-Power's web site, my computer just locks up. Anyone know anything???

Thanks


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Re: [Electric Boats] Re-E-Power???

 

Website works fine from here.
Still looks like something out of 1996, though ;-)
It's probably your computer or browser not liking some of their Java code.

/Jason

cloudmagnet@verizon.net wrote:
> Does anyone know what's going on with Re-E-Power, the maker of E-Pods? About a month ago, there was a broo-ha-ha on their Yahoo user group that led to the site being disbanded/removed. Now, every time I try to get on Re-E-Power's web site, my computer just locks up. Anyone know anything???
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> Thanks
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[Electric Boats] Re-E-Power???

 

Does anyone know what's going on with Re-E-Power, the maker of E-Pods? About a month ago, there was a broo-ha-ha on their Yahoo user group that led to the site being disbanded/removed. Now, every time I try to get on Re-E-Power's web site, my computer just locks up. Anyone know anything???

Thanks

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

[Electric Boats] Re: Trolling motor prop loss

 


> They clearly just unscrew in situations like that.

Well, trolling motor props can't unscrew.

For those who don't have one, there is a shear pin through the shaft near the motor. The prop slides over the shaft, has a capturing slot for the shear pin, and is fastened in place by a locknut. The locknut has a pinch collar with a plastic insert at the far end.

If the nut has been reused a few times, the pinch collar no longer pinches enough to hold tight. If it is not tightened or becomes loose from vibration, the prop will unseat from the shear pin. Only, at that point, can the prop unscrew the nut.

Having stated that, I lost a prop just two days ago. Fortunately, we were testing props in a pool . . . which just happened to be the pool used in the 1996 Olympics.

The secret is to use a lock washer. If you don't use a flat washer, the lock washer will bite into the plastic making a very tight prop.

Two lessons to be learned. Don't trust the manufacturer to provide the right fastener. They want to sell more props. Don't venture out without a spare.

For those who are following my progress on Stream Dancer, the props we were testing were actually augers . . . that work equally well forward and reverse. Our other objective is to offer more pitch than the standard 4" pitch propellers from MinnKota & MotorGuide . . . to gain more speed.

We achieved the equal performance forward & reverse, but we haven't produced more speed. Unfortunately, the Ga Tech class partied too much and failed to dedicate enough time to the project during their
semester to get better results.

Meanwhile the contest for best boat design among high schools didn't accomplish much other than enthusiasm from students.

This project really needs an experienced boat builder to take over.

Happy Holidays,

John Zimmerlee

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