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In answer to Jazz's question. I do think the 3.5 longshaft is the ticket.
I considered the smaller Honda, but after talking to a mechanic and trying one out (the smaller Honda) on my 17,
the Tohatsu 3.5 did more, easier and much quieter, at about the same price point. Also, fun fact: If you get a bigger
boat someday, the 3.5 can be modified to a 4, 5 or 6 horse Tohatsu (don't know exact info about this)…with additional costs…of course.
Don't know the details, but I have read about it and it was confirmed by my mechanic.
Full disclosure…the 7 horse mid 90's Honda that the boat came with was also quiet and had plenty of
power, but the vintage didn't make me feel comfortable.
2
1
Hi all,
Sounds like the tohatsu brand has a nearly universal positive review...
Do you think the 3.5hp is excessive for the M15? Theres not much weight
difference from 2.5hp motor but i have seen thrust numbers around 90lbs for
the 3.5 vs. Somwhere in the 60s for the 2.5. Would the extra thrust be
worth the few pounds of extra weight astern? Motoring against a higher
headwind in case of a rigging failure eliminating sail power as an option
or caught out with wind increasing beyond sail plan or sailor capabilities
(injury?) I understand it would be of little advantage against a current
since hull speed is hull speed. I guess I am trying to solicit a reason not
to go bigger since i can't think of one on my own.
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1. Re: Electric Motor/ Gas engine (Michael Ray Wisely)
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:50:56 -0700
From: Michael Ray Wisely <michaelraywisely(a)earthlink.net>
To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com
Subject: Re: M_Boats: Electric Motor/ Gas engine
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My 2 cents,
I bought a new Tohatsu 3.5 longshaft for my Monty 17 when I owned it. It
was the best investment I could have made.
The mechanic I took it to for a "seasonal check up" said it they love
Tohatsu's because they are the easiest to work on
and very reliable. That was my take as well. Never pulled more than Twice
in 5 years and with a little tiny 2 gal. tank in the aft compartment (plus
some fuel stabilizer) I knew I was good to go
on any occasion. At the end of the sail. I would disconnect the tank about
50 ' from the dock and let the engine run out while I put stuff away.
After having boats and living aboard for many years, It was a great
feeling to have the peace of mind that comes with well
thought out equipment that really works?much like Monty's themselves.
Electric motors trends are moving right along?but I think it will be years
until price and pound for pound, they make sense for a sailor.
Former Monty 17 owner?maybe future Sage owner.
Michael Ray
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> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 12:04:19 -0700
> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
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> The 15 was designed for a short shaft,. but some complain that it
cavitates
> when people go fwd, and prefer the long shaft because of that. Not me!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brad kurlancheek
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2017 10:09 AM
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> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
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>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:12:50 -0700
>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
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>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and
>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>> Perfect.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:16:54 -0700
>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
>> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
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>> Correct that to 2 to 2.5 knots!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org
>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:12 PM
>> To: 'For and abmontgomery forum
>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
>>
>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and
>> it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and the
>> when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
Perfect.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:21:06 -0400
>> From: Timothy JarviMD <tjarvi(a)esnm.us>
>> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
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>> Put one and a solar panel on the flush deck. Works well, I agree!
>> Had no luck finding a 4 stroke that would fit in the outboard well and
not
>> have the prop hit the rudder when not even close to hard-over...
>>
>> On Thursday, July 27, 2017, <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
>> trolling
>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total
>>> and
>>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>>> Perfect.
>>>
>>
>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 12:08:03 -0700
> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
> To: <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>, "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
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> You're right about the weight of the battery (mine's a lot heavier than
> that), but the weight can go forward and low in the boat rather than hi
and
> over the transom. Any weight up hi is anti ballast; down low it becomes
> ballast.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brad kurlancheek
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2017 10:09 AM
> To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
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>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
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>>
>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and
>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>> Perfect.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:16:54 -0700
>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
>> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
>> Message-ID: <D746AB336F6E4E5084CBF9DDDAC0CB8F@CH002914>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> Correct that to 2 to 2.5 knots!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org
>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:12 PM
>> To: 'For and abmontgomery forum
>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
>>
>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and
>> it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and the
>> when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
Perfect.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:21:06 -0400
>> From: Timothy JarviMD <tjarvi(a)esnm.us>
>> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
>> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
>> Message-ID:
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>> z_XnA(a)mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>
>> Put one and a solar panel on the flush deck. Works well, I agree!
>> Had no luck finding a 4 stroke that would fit in the outboard well and
not
>> have the prop hit the rudder when not even close to hard-over...
>>
>> On Thursday, July 27, 2017, <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
>> trolling
>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total
>>> and
>>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>>> Perfect.
>>>
>>
>>
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>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 15:30:56 -0700 (PDT)
> From: casioqv(a)usermail.com
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
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> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any
of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I really
like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>
> Tyler
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.
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> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2017 23:54:03 +0000
> From: Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
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>
> Reminds me of the British Seagull that I used for years in the 60s to
power
> my 24 ft Rainbow sloop ?. Sold it with the boat and it may still be
> running somewhere.
>
> Rick
> M17 #633
> Lynne L
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:31 PM <casioqv(a)usermail.com> wrote:
>
>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any
>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I really
>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>
>> Tyler
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <
>> montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>
>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>> on my monty 15
>>
>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>
>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
>> motor setup
>>
>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>> 20" "long"
>>
>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>> actually be well within the water
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 18:12:51 -0700
> From: "Steve Trapp" <stevetrapp(a)Q.com>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID: <58D9E51D629E44959B12126D2D26C773@HPPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";
> reply-type=original
>
> Good to read that I am not the only guy hanging on to my old 2 stroke
> outboard for my M-15. Ain't the latest technology, but it, like the boat,
> have long been paid for.
> Steve
> M-15 # 335
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: casioqv(a)usermail.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 3:30 PM
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any
of
> the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I really
like
> my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only weighed 12
> lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>
> Tyler
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 01:46:22 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Lawrence Winiarski <lawrence_winiarski(a)yahoo.com>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>, "bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com"
> <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID: <1593431667.804766.1502070382350(a)mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
>
> Anyone have an example for a mount for a gas _and_ a trolling motor
side-by-side?
> Like an adapter to those spring-up mounts to make the mount top into a
"T" ?
>
>
>
>
>
> From: "jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org" <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
> To: bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com; For and about Montgomery Sailboats <
montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 12:11 PM
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> You're right about the weight of the battery (mine's a lot heavier than
> that),? but the weight can go forward and low in the boat rather than hi
and
> over the transom.? Any weight up hi is anti ballast; down low it becomes
> ballast.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brad kurlancheek
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2017 10:09 AM
> To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either?? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM, <
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:12:50 -0700
>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
>> To: "'For and abmontgomery forum"
>> ? ? ? ? <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
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>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend.? It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind.? I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and it was perfect for that.? Probably ran it about a half hour total and
>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>> Perfect.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:16:54 -0700
>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
>> ? ? ? ? <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
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>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
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>>
>> Correct that to 2 to 2.5 knots!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org
>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:12 PM
>> To: 'For and abmontgomery forum
>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
>>
>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend.? It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind.? I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and
>> it was perfect for that.? Probably ran it about a half hour total and the
>> when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.?
Perfect.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:21:06 -0400
>> From: Timothy JarviMD <tjarvi(a)esnm.us>
>> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
>> ? ? ? ? <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
>> Message-ID:
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>>
>> Put one and a solar panel on the flush deck. Works well, I agree!
>> Had no luck finding a 4 stroke that would fit in the outboard well and
not
>> have the prop hit the rudder when not even close to hard-over...
>>
>> On Thursday, July 27, 2017, <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
>> trolling
>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend.? It did the job
>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>> wind.? I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>>> and it was perfect for that.? Probably ran it about a half hour total
>>> and
>>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>>> Perfect.
>>>
>>
>>
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>>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 21:55:27 -0500
> From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi(a)gmail.com>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID:
> <CA+TbpAV2RmVz6W-XTFgVDMtypOpNfbVtY6yoXt908Ncf+xGRvw(a)mail.gmail.com>
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>
> Yeah, Steve, I sure would hang on tight to that ole 2 hp two stroke. They
> are very hard to find now a days.
> Bought a 3.5 Tohatsu for my 17 and it weighs 40 pounds but it runs fine.
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Steve Trapp <stevetrapp(a)q.com> wrote:
>
>> Good to read that I am not the only guy hanging on to my old 2 stroke
>> outboard for my M-15. Ain't the latest technology, but it, like the
boat,
>> have long been paid for.
>> Steve
>> M-15 # 335
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: casioqv(a)usermail.com
>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 3:30 PM
>> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>
>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any
>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I really
>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>
>> Tyler
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmis
>> sion.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>
>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>> on my monty 15
>>
>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>
>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
>> motor setup
>>
>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>> 20" "long"
>>
>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>> actually be well within the water
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 21:56:49 -0500
> From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi(a)gmail.com>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID:
> <CA+TbpAWM5x_pviSq0ohhjk7eiQZBg-He+D-hwGpUJSGOeDDqTA(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> I remember those Seagulls. Always seemed like they forgot half the engine
> when they put them together.
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Reminds me of the British Seagull that I used for years in the 60s to
power
>> my 24 ft Rainbow sloop ?. Sold it with the boat and it may still be
>> running somewhere.
>>
>> Rick
>> M17 #633
>> Lynne L
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:31 PM <casioqv(a)usermail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any
>>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I
really
>>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>>
>>> Tyler
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <
>>> montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>>
>>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>>> on my monty 15
>>>
>>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>>
>>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
>>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the
trolling
>>> motor setup
>>>
>>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>>> 20" "long"
>>>
>>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>>> actually be well within the water
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:38:31 +0000
> From: Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID:
> <CA+0OvVjw_yO2s9E0kTQSqbYNBc3BN6XxZqU_+kuhAs4qAri_4A(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Just the bare essentials ?.
>
> Rick
> M17 #633
> Lynne L
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 10:57 PM Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>> I remember those Seagulls. Always seemed like they forgot half the engine
>> when they put them together.
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Reminds me of the British Seagull that I used for years in the 60s to
>> power
>>> my 24 ft Rainbow sloop ?. Sold it with the boat and it may still be
>>> running somewhere.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>> M17 #633
>>> Lynne L
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:31 PM <casioqv(a)usermail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to
>> any
>>>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I
>> really
>>>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>>>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>>>
>>>> Tyler
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>>>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <
>>>> montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>>>
>>>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>>>> on my monty 15
>>>>
>>>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>>>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>>>
>>>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
>>>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the
>> trolling
>>>> motor setup
>>>>
>>>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>>>> 20" "long"
>>>>
>>>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>>>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>>>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>>>> actually be well within the water
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 08:20:25 -0700
> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID: <8E53B161591F4B389569803CC7431A18@CH002914>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8";
> reply-type=original
>
> I had one of the big Seagulls on as Balboa 20- it always ran altho it took
> constant fiddling. Left an oil slick wherever it went.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Davies
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 5:38 AM
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> Just the bare essentials ?.
>
> Rick
> M17 #633
> Lynne L
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 10:57 PM Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>> I remember those Seagulls. Always seemed like they forgot half the engine
>> when they put them together.
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Reminds me of the British Seagull that I used for years in the 60s to
>> power
>>> my 24 ft Rainbow sloop ?. Sold it with the boat and it may still be
>>> running somewhere.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>> M17 #633
>>> Lynne L
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:31 PM <casioqv(a)usermail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to
>> any
>>>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I
>> really
>>>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>>>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>>>
>>>> Tyler
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>>>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <
>>>> montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>>>
>>>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>>>> on my monty 15
>>>>
>>>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>>>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>>>
>>>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it
>>>> weighs
>>>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the
>> trolling
>>>> motor setup
>>>>
>>>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>>>> 20" "long"
>>>>
>>>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>>>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>>>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>>>> actually be well within the water
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 18:12:51 -0700
> From: "Steve Trapp" <stevetrapp(a)Q.com>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID: <7695EB4D41614BCD86AD5C48B47F9B55@HPPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";
> reply-type=original
>
> Good to read that I am not the only guy hanging on to my old 2 stroke
> outboard for my M-15. Ain't the latest technology, but it, like the boat,
> have long been paid for.
> Steve
> M-15 # 335
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: casioqv(a)usermail.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 3:30 PM
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any
of
> the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I really
like
> my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only weighed 12
> lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>
> Tyler
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 13:37:02 -0400
> From: "jslubliner(a)aol.com" <jslubliner(a)aol.com>
> To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: British Seagull
> Message-ID: <15dbdc57c36-c04-3070(a)webjas-vaa007.srv.aolmail.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
>
> My M-17FD (Coyote) came to me from Jerry, through a legendary list of
Arizona Sailors -with a Seagull lightweight. Those of you have not
experienced this legendary opportunity need to simulate to understand:
>
> Imagine a very early gas lawn mower, with non-recoil starter rope. Place
this in a small outhouse on a warm day and after mixing gas/oil and pouring
half of it on your arm and hand, pull and rewind the starter rope 75 times.
When it starts, inhale the gas/oil mixture until you can no longer see the
outboard through the blue haze. Oh, for full effect, do this with your head
below your knees...
>
> Google British Seagull Outboard for more information. There is an 8
minute video of an older British gentleman demonstrating his Seagull in a
trash can. Wonderful. Missing footage of his discussion with his wife after
the demo would be classic as well. Directly behind (down wind) from his
demo is a full clothes line, receiving a full dose of the smoke from the
gas/oil mixture.
>
> John in Tucson
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jerry <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.
xmission.com>
> Sent: Mon, Aug 7, 2017 8:23 am
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> I had one of the big Seagulls on as Balboa 20- it always ran altho it took
> constant fiddling. Left an oil slick wherever it went.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Davies
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 5:38 AM
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> Just the bare essentials ?.
>
> Rick
> M17 #633
> Lynne L
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 10:57 PM Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>> I remember those Seagulls. Always seemed like they forgot half the engine
>> when they put them together.
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Reminds me of the British Seagull that I used for years in the 60s to
>> power
>>> my 24 ft Rainbow sloop ?. Sold it with the boat and it may still be
>>> running somewhere.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>> M17 #633
>>> Lynne L
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:31 PM <casioqv(a)usermail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to
>> any
>>>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I
>> really
>>>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>>>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>>>
>>>> Tyler
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>>>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <
>>>> montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>>>
>>>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>>>> on my monty 15
>>>>
>>>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>>>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>>>
>>>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it
>>>> weighs
>>>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the
>> trolling
>>>> motor setup
>>>>
>>>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>>>> 20" "long"
>>>>
>>>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>>>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>>>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>>>> actually be well within the water
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 10:53:36 -0700
> From: John Schinnerer <john(a)eco-living.net>
> To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
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> Suzuki's own website doesn't show a 20" shaft for their 2.5 hp, only 15".
>
> Oddly, onlineoutboards.com now does show a 20" shaft option for the
> Suzuki 2.5 hp (didn't last time I looked some moths ago).
>
> But their Honda 2.3 page still also says Honda has the only 20" shaft
> model in that power range.
>
> If Suzuki now does have a 20" shaft 2.5 hp, it's a much cheaper price
> than the Honda, and similar weight. But water cooled, so more
> maintenance than the air-cooled Honda.
>
> cheers,
> John S.
>
> On 08/06/2017 10:09 AM, brad kurlancheek wrote:
>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>> on my monty 15
>>
>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>
>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
>> motor setup
>>
>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>> 20" "long"
>>
>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>> actually be well within the water
>>
>> thanks
>>
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>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
trolling
>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total
and
>>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>>> Perfect.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
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>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:16:54 -0700
>>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
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>>> Correct that to 2 to 2.5 knots!
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:12 PM
>>> To: 'For and abmontgomery forum
>>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
>>>
>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
trolling
>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>>> and
>>> it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and
the
>>> when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
Perfect.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:21:06 -0400
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>>> Put one and a solar panel on the flush deck. Works well, I agree!
>>> Had no luck finding a 4 stroke that would fit in the outboard well and
not
>>> have the prop hit the rudder when not even close to hard-over...
>>>
>>> On Thursday, July 27, 2017, <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
>>> trolling
>>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting
line
>>>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total
and
>>>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>>>> Perfect.
>>>>
>>>
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Curious of make and model of your new trailer....
And how much?
Thanks
Bob
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I bought a new trailer for my M-15. Does anybody want the old one?
Everything works. It's in Amarillo TX. Tom Harris M-15 141
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Skip,
My father had a 5-8 - we used as a dinghy for the family boats when on
excursions - Used oars and a 4hp Evinrude and yes it went like a scalded cat -
but you need to move forward to get the nose down and then I had no way to
reach the outboard tiller/controls - details - Was buckets of fun - have
always been looking for the 'shorty' dinghy to use with my M-17.
Be careful with an outboard on the little boat - but have FUN!
GO
M-17 sail# 354 'Tiny Purple Fishes'
In a message dated 8/13/2017 12:22:14 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org writes:
Are you sure it's one of mine? I made a 5'8" for many years, finally
discontinued it as a sailboat because it didn't sail worth beans. The 5-8
was simply a 6-8 with 6" cut off both ends, and the only justification for
it was that it fit perfectly over the doghouse on a Westsail 32. The 6-8
was a great boat and as a sailboat was pretty close to being a match for
Sabots and El Toros. The 6-8 would plane like crazy with a 4 hp Johnson,
altho you didn't hear that here.
-----Original Message-----
From: Skip Campion via montgomery_boats
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 5:34 AM
To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com
Subject: Re: M_Boats: 3.5 tohatsu for m17
Jerry & John,
Thanks for the feedback. It makes sense about fouling up the plugs with
such a rich oil mixture. I ended up upgrading my 2-cycle Tohatsu with a
4-cycle, since I felt bad about the oil slick I left behind. The
Chesapeake
Bay has enough issues without me contributing.
Speaking of the Tanaka, I have a Cruise N' Carry 1.5 hanging in the
garage.
It too is an oil slick waiting to happen. But I'm holding on to it as my
planned power source for my latest restoration project. I am restoring a
1972 vintage M-5.5 Montgomery pram. I'm not sure what the intended power
source was for this little tug, since it didn't come with oarlocks and it
wasn't set up as a sailing pram. I'm hoping to install a pair of oarlocks
during the restoration. Of course, I haven't attempted to sit in the
dinghy
in a rowing position to see if manual propulsion is even possible. There
is
no cut out under the rear bench for my feet, so my knees might be in the
way
for rowing? Details, details..........I'll just figure it all out when I
get there. lol Besides, since the M-5.5 wasn't in production for long,
maybe it wasn't practical for actual use? Jerry, maybe you could jump in
and give a brief history of the M-5.5?
I once tried to use a trolling motor to power the pram, since it was small
&
lightweight. Of course, when I added the battery, the water nearly
crested
the gunwales. I should have just hung that 4hp Evinrude off the
back..........it would have been lighter! lol
Skip
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Sent: Sun, Aug 13, 2017 12:21 am
Subject: Re: M_Boats: 3.5 tohatsu for m17
Speaking of tiny light motors...what I've been getting by with on my M17
is a vintage 1980's Tanaka 1.75 (sold under AquaBug brand - they also
sold under some other brands I think including their own name).
It's a short shaft so even on the pivoting mount I have, would be no
good in swell or chop (I lowered the mount board an inch more just to
get it low enough to work at all). Needs weight aft in cockpit to keep
the exhaust under water (just above prop). Centrifugal clutch, and
swivel 180 deg. for reverse. Probably wouldn't last long in salt water,
and I wouldn't want to have to trust it on big water far from shelter in
any case. Just getting by for now.
It's enough to get in and out of a slip if the wind is just the wrong
way to sail in/out (usually can sail in/out where she is this month,
Howard Prairie lake in S. OR, I have a slip bow into the "usual" wind).
And enough to motor back a ways if the wind just totally drops. Haven't
measured it but I'd guess it pushes her 3.5-4 knots at just under full
throttle.
It's a weed whacker with a prop shaft & tiller arm, basically. Simple &
light, haven't weighed it but I'm sure it's under 20 lbs, probably 15-17
lbs..
>From my experience with auto motors, ditto what Jerry said, if the
motor is built with a specified RPM range, running it continually up
near the top of that is not a major issue. It's built for that. It might
use a bit more fuel, and be a bit noisier. The old air-cooled VW is a
classic example - runs up around 4000+ at freeway speeds, and will do
that for a long, long time with basic maintenance and kept from
overheating. Those motors were used for industrial applications also,
running many days straight at high RPM for many years of service.
I'm not saying run at max revs all the time is great. But 7/8 or 9/10 of
max revs is not much different, to the motor, than say 2/3 revs.
And on 2-strokes, lots of slow running definitely fouls plugs quicker
(oil in the fuel mix accumulating faster on plug). Likewise for older
cars (carburetor ones) driven only around town, the cylinder heads
carbon up quickly without some high speed running to blow it out. The
old-days fix was to rev 'em up and slowly pour some water down the carb,
the steam would break the carbonization loose.
Tohatsu's break-in spec for their small outboards includes running them
fairly hard fairly early on - to seat the rings, which won't necessarily
seat properly without that.
cheers,
John S.
On 08/12/2017 12:40 AM, jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org wrote:
> I don't claim to know what I'm talking about, but I suspect that the
> motor doesn't really care how fast it's being run. I grew up with
> outboards and I remember carbon problems with motors that were not run
> fairly hard. 25s and 40s were as big as they got when I was in hi
> school, and when used for water skiing they would last all summer w/o
> changing the plugs, but if we did much fishing, new plugs every few days.
>
> I wish Honda or someone would make a 1 or 1 1/2 that weighed about 20
> lbs. My friend Tom Van Atta in Tucson used to have an ancient 1 1/2
> Johnson; it did fine but it needed full throttle on a 17. I have an old
> Johnson leaning against the wall in my living room (!) that I might fix
> up some day. A couple of years ago a good-looking young gal (maybe
> about 60) came by my shop and asked if I fixed motors. When I said "no"
> she gave it to me. It's got the old wind-up rope starter like one I had
> when I was a kid. We lived on the Williamette River and in the summer
> when the river was low there were many gravel bars; I could change the
> sheer pin with my eyes shut. That motor definitely got run wide open,
> year after year. Seems like it was 1 hp but I really don't remember
> since that was about 70 years ago. I do remember that it was important
> to put oil in the gas.
>
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Tom,
I'm fortunate in that I am able to keep Monita on a mooring buoy near my
home. I can approach the buoy from any direction depending on which way
the wind blows. This means I can always sail on and off the mooring. I
never have to use the motor for my regular mooring. But I do need it to
back away from the dock or beach when taking the kids swimming, and of
course at the ramp. My regular motor is an old Mariner 5hp long shaft that
I picked up from a friend of Bones'. It is very light and works well
enough but with the single cylinder it vibrates a lot. Nothing like the
sewing machine smoothness of a two cylinder Evinrude!
Henry
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I hope there isn't too much eye rolling when I post this, but when replying to the group good style is to not do it with and entire digest in the body of your reply. It makes for way too much text to wade through to see what people are currently saying.
To avoid this, don't reply to a digest or delete the parts that don't apply directly to your posting.
Thanks!
David GrahBishop CaliforniaMontgomery 15
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I have a 2hp Evenrude "Mate" in the garage. I have had it on 14ft fishing boats, but never on my M17.
I has no transmission or neutral, you spin the head to go in reverse. This could make for some anxious moments in a crowded marina.
I use a 2001 Yamaha 4 stroke 4hp on the M17, which has been a delightful motor. I was told they are no longer available.
Years ago borrowed an antique Johnson 3 hp shortshaft twin from a fishing buddy to test on the M17. It was his dads. It was one of the red ones with a canvas carrying case.
A bit on the dirty, smoky side, but I got lots of compliments on the cool, old outboard.
Mr. Bones
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My 2 cents,
I bought a new Tohatsu 3.5 longshaft for my Monty 17 when I owned it. It was the best investment I could have made.
The mechanic I took it to for a "seasonal check up" said it they love Tohatsu's because they are the easiest to work on
and very reliable. That was my take as well. Never pulled more than Twice in 5 years and with a little tiny 2 gal. tank in the aft compartment (plus some fuel stabilizer) I knew I was good to go
on any occasion. At the end of the sail. I would disconnect the tank about 50 ' from the dock and let the engine run out while I put stuff away.
After having boats and living aboard for many years, It was a great feeling to have the peace of mind that comes with well
thought out equipment that really works…much like Monty's themselves.
Electric motors trends are moving right along…but I think it will be years until price and pound for pound, they make sense for a sailor.
Former Monty 17 owner…maybe future Sage owner.
Michael Ray
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> The 15 was designed for a short shaft,. but some complain that it cavitates
> when people go fwd, and prefer the long shaft because of that. Not me!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brad kurlancheek
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2017 10:09 AM
> To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM, <
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>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and
>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>> Perfect.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:16:54 -0700
>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
>> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
>> Message-ID: <D746AB336F6E4E5084CBF9DDDAC0CB8F@CH002914>
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>> Correct that to 2 to 2.5 knots!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org
>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:12 PM
>> To: 'For and abmontgomery forum
>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
>>
>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and
>> it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and the
>> when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%. Perfect.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:21:06 -0400
>> From: Timothy JarviMD <tjarvi(a)esnm.us>
>> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
>> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
>> Message-ID:
>> <CACknUZU41PNHue_Kbp5dR7CGmBNwmiLmBRtv9674xWBm-
>> z_XnA(a)mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>
>> Put one and a solar panel on the flush deck. Works well, I agree!
>> Had no luck finding a 4 stroke that would fit in the outboard well and not
>> have the prop hit the rudder when not even close to hard-over...
>>
>> On Thursday, July 27, 2017, <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
>> trolling
>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total
>>> and
>>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>>> Perfect.
>>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 12:08:03 -0700
> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
> To: <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>, "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID: <3ECFC1BC957342B1A71A0AB9686537A7@CH002914>
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>
> You're right about the weight of the battery (mine's a lot heavier than
> that), but the weight can go forward and low in the boat rather than hi and
> over the transom. Any weight up hi is anti ballast; down low it becomes
> ballast.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brad kurlancheek
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2017 10:09 AM
> To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM, <
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>>
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:12:50 -0700
>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
>> To: "'For and abmontgomery forum"
>> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
>> Message-ID: <DA09D234268849B98883323D0253A4CD@CH002914>
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>>
>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and
>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>> Perfect.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:16:54 -0700
>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
>> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
>> Message-ID: <D746AB336F6E4E5084CBF9DDDAC0CB8F@CH002914>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> Correct that to 2 to 2.5 knots!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org
>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:12 PM
>> To: 'For and abmontgomery forum
>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
>>
>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and
>> it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and the
>> when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%. Perfect.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:21:06 -0400
>> From: Timothy JarviMD <tjarvi(a)esnm.us>
>> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
>> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
>> Message-ID:
>> <CACknUZU41PNHue_Kbp5dR7CGmBNwmiLmBRtv9674xWBm-
>> z_XnA(a)mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>
>> Put one and a solar panel on the flush deck. Works well, I agree!
>> Had no luck finding a 4 stroke that would fit in the outboard well and not
>> have the prop hit the rudder when not even close to hard-over...
>>
>> On Thursday, July 27, 2017, <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
>> trolling
>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total
>>> and
>>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>>> Perfect.
>>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 15:30:56 -0700 (PDT)
> From: casioqv(a)usermail.com
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID:
> <1912092728.1619086.1502058656662.JavaMail.zimbra(a)usermail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I really like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>
> Tyler
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2017 23:54:03 +0000
> From: Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID:
> <CA+0OvVjLk7qvEbO5mURizAd3NsFdxLujp5xtE+QQ=R5BxWQdLg(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Reminds me of the British Seagull that I used for years in the 60s to power
> my 24 ft Rainbow sloop ?. Sold it with the boat and it may still be
> running somewhere.
>
> Rick
> M17 #633
> Lynne L
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:31 PM <casioqv(a)usermail.com> wrote:
>
>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any
>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I really
>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>
>> Tyler
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <
>> montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>
>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>> on my monty 15
>>
>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>
>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
>> motor setup
>>
>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>> 20" "long"
>>
>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>> actually be well within the water
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 18:12:51 -0700
> From: "Steve Trapp" <stevetrapp(a)Q.com>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID: <58D9E51D629E44959B12126D2D26C773@HPPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";
> reply-type=original
>
> Good to read that I am not the only guy hanging on to my old 2 stroke
> outboard for my M-15. Ain't the latest technology, but it, like the boat,
> have long been paid for.
> Steve
> M-15 # 335
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: casioqv(a)usermail.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 3:30 PM
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any of
> the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I really like
> my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only weighed 12
> lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>
> Tyler
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 01:46:22 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Lawrence Winiarski <lawrence_winiarski(a)yahoo.com>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>, "bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com"
> <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID: <1593431667.804766.1502070382350(a)mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
>
> Anyone have an example for a mount for a gas _and_ a trolling motor side-by-side?
> Like an adapter to those spring-up mounts to make the mount top into a "T" ?
>
>
>
>
>
> From: "jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org" <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
> To: bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com; For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 12:11 PM
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> You're right about the weight of the battery (mine's a lot heavier than
> that),? but the weight can go forward and low in the boat rather than hi and
> over the transom.? Any weight up hi is anti ballast; down low it becomes
> ballast.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brad kurlancheek
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2017 10:09 AM
> To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either?? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM, <
> montgomery_boats-request(a)mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
>
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>> ? ? 1. elect. motor (jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org)
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>> ? ? 3. Re: elect. motor (Timothy JarviMD)
>>
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:12:50 -0700
>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
>> To: "'For and abmontgomery forum"
>> ? ? ? ? <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
>> Message-ID: <DA09D234268849B98883323D0253A4CD@CH002914>
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>>
>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend.? It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind.? I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and it was perfect for that.? Probably ran it about a half hour total and
>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>> Perfect.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:16:54 -0700
>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
>> ? ? ? ? <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
>> Message-ID: <D746AB336F6E4E5084CBF9DDDAC0CB8F@CH002914>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> ? ? ? ? reply-type=original
>>
>> Correct that to 2 to 2.5 knots!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org
>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:12 PM
>> To: 'For and abmontgomery forum
>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
>>
>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect trolling
>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend.? It did the job
>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>> wind.? I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>> and
>> it was perfect for that.? Probably ran it about a half hour total and the
>> when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.? Perfect.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:21:06 -0400
>> From: Timothy JarviMD <tjarvi(a)esnm.us>
>> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
>> ? ? ? ? <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
>> Message-ID:
>> ? ? ? ? <CACknUZU41PNHue_Kbp5dR7CGmBNwmiLmBRtv9674xWBm-
>> z_XnA(a)mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>
>> Put one and a solar panel on the flush deck. Works well, I agree!
>> Had no luck finding a 4 stroke that would fit in the outboard well and not
>> have the prop hit the rudder when not even close to hard-over...
>>
>> On Thursday, July 27, 2017, <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
>> trolling
>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend.? It did the job
>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>> wind.? I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>>> and it was perfect for that.? Probably ran it about a half hour total
>>> and
>>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>>> Perfect.
>>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 21:55:27 -0500
> From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi(a)gmail.com>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Yeah, Steve, I sure would hang on tight to that ole 2 hp two stroke. They
> are very hard to find now a days.
> Bought a 3.5 Tohatsu for my 17 and it weighs 40 pounds but it runs fine.
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Steve Trapp <stevetrapp(a)q.com> wrote:
>
>> Good to read that I am not the only guy hanging on to my old 2 stroke
>> outboard for my M-15. Ain't the latest technology, but it, like the boat,
>> have long been paid for.
>> Steve
>> M-15 # 335
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: casioqv(a)usermail.com
>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 3:30 PM
>> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>
>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any
>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I really
>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>
>> Tyler
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmis
>> sion.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>
>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>> on my monty 15
>>
>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>
>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
>> motor setup
>>
>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>> 20" "long"
>>
>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>> actually be well within the water
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 21:56:49 -0500
> From: Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi(a)gmail.com>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID:
> <CA+TbpAWM5x_pviSq0ohhjk7eiQZBg-He+D-hwGpUJSGOeDDqTA(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> I remember those Seagulls. Always seemed like they forgot half the engine
> when they put them together.
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Reminds me of the British Seagull that I used for years in the 60s to power
>> my 24 ft Rainbow sloop ?. Sold it with the boat and it may still be
>> running somewhere.
>>
>> Rick
>> M17 #633
>> Lynne L
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:31 PM <casioqv(a)usermail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any
>>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I really
>>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>>
>>> Tyler
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <
>>> montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>>
>>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>>> on my monty 15
>>>
>>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>>
>>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
>>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
>>> motor setup
>>>
>>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>>> 20" "long"
>>>
>>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>>> actually be well within the water
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:38:31 +0000
> From: Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID:
> <CA+0OvVjw_yO2s9E0kTQSqbYNBc3BN6XxZqU_+kuhAs4qAri_4A(a)mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Just the bare essentials ?.
>
> Rick
> M17 #633
> Lynne L
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 10:57 PM Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I remember those Seagulls. Always seemed like they forgot half the engine
>> when they put them together.
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Reminds me of the British Seagull that I used for years in the 60s to
>> power
>>> my 24 ft Rainbow sloop ?. Sold it with the boat and it may still be
>>> running somewhere.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>> M17 #633
>>> Lynne L
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:31 PM <casioqv(a)usermail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to
>> any
>>>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I
>> really
>>>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>>>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>>>
>>>> Tyler
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>>>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <
>>>> montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>>>
>>>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>>>> on my monty 15
>>>>
>>>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>>>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>>>
>>>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
>>>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the
>> trolling
>>>> motor setup
>>>>
>>>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>>>> 20" "long"
>>>>
>>>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>>>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>>>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>>>> actually be well within the water
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 08:20:25 -0700
> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID: <8E53B161591F4B389569803CC7431A18@CH002914>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8";
> reply-type=original
>
> I had one of the big Seagulls on as Balboa 20- it always ran altho it took
> constant fiddling. Left an oil slick wherever it went.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Davies
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 5:38 AM
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> Just the bare essentials ?.
>
> Rick
> M17 #633
> Lynne L
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 10:57 PM Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I remember those Seagulls. Always seemed like they forgot half the engine
>> when they put them together.
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Reminds me of the British Seagull that I used for years in the 60s to
>> power
>>> my 24 ft Rainbow sloop ?. Sold it with the boat and it may still be
>>> running somewhere.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>> M17 #633
>>> Lynne L
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:31 PM <casioqv(a)usermail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to
>> any
>>>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I
>> really
>>>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>>>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>>>
>>>> Tyler
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>>>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <
>>>> montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>>>
>>>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>>>> on my monty 15
>>>>
>>>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>>>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>>>
>>>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it
>>>> weighs
>>>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the
>> trolling
>>>> motor setup
>>>>
>>>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>>>> 20" "long"
>>>>
>>>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>>>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>>>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>>>> actually be well within the water
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 18:12:51 -0700
> From: "Steve Trapp" <stevetrapp(a)Q.com>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID: <7695EB4D41614BCD86AD5C48B47F9B55@HPPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";
> reply-type=original
>
> Good to read that I am not the only guy hanging on to my old 2 stroke
> outboard for my M-15. Ain't the latest technology, but it, like the boat,
> have long been paid for.
> Steve
> M-15 # 335
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: casioqv(a)usermail.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 3:30 PM
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to any of
> the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I really like
> my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only weighed 12
> lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>
> Tyler
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
> on my monty 15
>
> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>
> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
> motor setup
>
> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
> 20" "long"
>
> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
> actually be well within the water
>
> thanks
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 13:37:02 -0400
> From: "jslubliner(a)aol.com" <jslubliner(a)aol.com>
> To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: British Seagull
> Message-ID: <15dbdc57c36-c04-3070(a)webjas-vaa007.srv.aolmail.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
>
> My M-17FD (Coyote) came to me from Jerry, through a legendary list of Arizona Sailors -with a Seagull lightweight. Those of you have not experienced this legendary opportunity need to simulate to understand:
>
> Imagine a very early gas lawn mower, with non-recoil starter rope. Place this in a small outhouse on a warm day and after mixing gas/oil and pouring half of it on your arm and hand, pull and rewind the starter rope 75 times. When it starts, inhale the gas/oil mixture until you can no longer see the outboard through the blue haze. Oh, for full effect, do this with your head below your knees...
>
> Google British Seagull Outboard for more information. There is an 8 minute video of an older British gentleman demonstrating his Seagull in a trash can. Wonderful. Missing footage of his discussion with his wife after the demo would be classic as well. Directly behind (down wind) from his demo is a full clothes line, receiving a full dose of the smoke from the gas/oil mixture.
>
> John in Tucson
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jerry <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Sent: Mon, Aug 7, 2017 8:23 am
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> I had one of the big Seagulls on as Balboa 20- it always ran altho it took
> constant fiddling. Left an oil slick wherever it went.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Davies
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 5:38 AM
> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>
> Just the bare essentials ?.
>
> Rick
> M17 #633
> Lynne L
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 10:57 PM Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I remember those Seagulls. Always seemed like they forgot half the engine
>> when they put them together.
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Rick Davies <jdavies104(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Reminds me of the British Seagull that I used for years in the 60s to
>> power
>>> my 24 ft Rainbow sloop ?. Sold it with the boat and it may still be
>>> running somewhere.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>> M17 #633
>>> Lynne L
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:31 PM <casioqv(a)usermail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If really want a light motor, none of the newer ones compare well to
>> any
>>>> of the old 2-stroke 2hp motors that can be found cheap nowadays. I
>> really
>>>> like my 19lb Yamaha 2hp, but used to have a Cruise'N'Carry that only
>>>> weighed 12 lbs, but was much lower quality and louder than the Yamaha.
>>>>
>>>> Tyler
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "brad kurlancheek" <bkurlancheek(a)gmail.com>
>>>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <
>>>> montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:09:08 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
>>>>
>>>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>>>> on my monty 15
>>>>
>>>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>>>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>>>
>>>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it
>>>> weighs
>>>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the
>> trolling
>>>> motor setup
>>>>
>>>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>>>> 20" "long"
>>>>
>>>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>>>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>>>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>>>> actually be well within the water
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 10:53:36 -0700
> From: John Schinnerer <john(a)eco-living.net>
> To: montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: electric motor
> Message-ID: <a03b9909-87e8-6793-4721-0b92c60dbc4c(a)eco-living.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
> Suzuki's own website doesn't show a 20" shaft for their 2.5 hp, only 15".
>
> Oddly, onlineoutboards.com now does show a 20" shaft option for the
> Suzuki 2.5 hp (didn't last time I looked some moths ago).
>
> But their Honda 2.3 page still also says Honda has the only 20" shaft
> model in that power range.
>
> If Suzuki now does have a 20" shaft 2.5 hp, it's a much cheaper price
> than the Honda, and similar weight. But water cooled, so more
> maintenance than the air-cooled Honda.
>
> cheers,
> John S.
>
> On 08/06/2017 10:09 AM, brad kurlancheek wrote:
>> i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
>> on my monty 15
>>
>> i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
>> plus a 15 watt solar panel
>>
>> lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
>> 29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
>> motor setup
>>
>> am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
>> 20" "long"
>>
>> any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
>> this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
>> concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
>> actually be well within the water
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM, <
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>>>
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:12:50 -0700
>>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
>>> To: "'For and abmontgomery forum"
>>> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
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>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect trolling
>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and
>>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>>> Perfect.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:16:54 -0700
>>> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
>>> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
>>> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
>>> Message-ID: <D746AB336F6E4E5084CBF9DDDAC0CB8F@CH002914>
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>>> reply-type=original
>>>
>>> Correct that to 2 to 2.5 knots!
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:12 PM
>>> To: 'For and abmontgomery forum
>>> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
>>>
>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect trolling
>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>>> and
>>> it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and the
>>> when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%. Perfect.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:21:06 -0400
>>> From: Timothy JarviMD <tjarvi(a)esnm.us>
>>> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
>>> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
>>> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
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>>>
>>> Put one and a solar panel on the flush deck. Works well, I agree!
>>> Had no luck finding a 4 stroke that would fit in the outboard well and not
>>> have the prop hit the rudder when not even close to hard-over...
>>>
>>> On Thursday, July 27, 2017, <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
>>> trolling
>>>> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
>>>> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
>>>> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
>>>> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
>>>> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and
>>>> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
>>>> Perfect.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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Last minute question...I am going to be in Wichita this Friday-Monday
and have Friday pretty much free. In case any Monty owners here are in
the area. I see there's a reservoir to the east and one to the west,
both with sailing clubs & the like.
cheers,
John S.
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i've had the same experience, using the cheapie 30 lb thrust
on my monty 15
i figure it weighs 10 to 15 lbs, and the battery's about 20 pounds;
plus a 15 watt solar panel
lately i've been thinking of going instead with a suzuki 2.5; it weighs
29 pounds - total weight including gas may just be less than the trolling
motor setup
am just not sure which size shaft to go with - the 15" "short", or the
20" "long"
any suggestions or experience with either? i did read the article on
this in the MSOG website - i'd rather go with the "short", but am just
concerned i won't be able to get the prop down low enough so as to
actually be well within the water
thanks
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:12:50 -0700
> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
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> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
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>
> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect trolling
> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
> and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and
> the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
> Perfect.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:16:54 -0700
> From: <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org>
> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
> <montgomery_boats(a)mailman.xmission.com>
> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
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> Correct that to 2 to 2.5 knots!
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> From: jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:12 PM
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> Subject: M_Boats: elect. motor
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> I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect trolling
> motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
> Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
> surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
> wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
> and
> it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and the
> when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%. Perfect.
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> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:21:06 -0400
> From: Timothy JarviMD <tjarvi(a)esnm.us>
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> Subject: Re: M_Boats: elect. motor
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> Put one and a solar panel on the flush deck. Works well, I agree!
> Had no luck finding a 4 stroke that would fit in the outboard well and not
> have the prop hit the rudder when not even close to hard-over...
>
> On Thursday, July 27, 2017, <jerry(a)jerrymontgomery.org> wrote:
>
> > I know this has been talked about before, but I just got an elect
> trolling
> > motor; a cheapie with 30 lbs thrust, and used it on my Sage 17 at the
> > Monterey race (NOT during the race!) last weekend. It did the job
> > surprisingly well, and probably pushed the boat at 2 or 1.5 knots in no
> > wind. I used it to get out of the marina and towards the starting line
> > and it was perfect for that. Probably ran it about a half hour total and
> > the when I returned I hooked it up to the charger and it was at 90%.
> > Perfect.
> >
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