Dear sailors, 1980 M-17 Robbin has been electric powered for a few years now. I placed 100 AH of 24V AGM batteries way down low and ran big cables back to a 70 lb thrust trolling motor. As John says, in protected waters we have power and energy to spare. It is ultra-quiet, and with no battery on the motor itself, it is light and easy to lift. If you have sailing skills like mine, you'll occasionally need to tap into that spare capacity :), so I wouldn't go with less thrust. Less stored energy might be OK if your distances are reliably short. On San Rafael Bay, in a strong tidal current and adverse winds, 70 lb thrust and 2.4 KWHr is not enough for me as a comfort/fair-weather sailor. Good winds, Bill Windsor, CA -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of John Schinnerer Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 9:42 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Torqeedo outboards I would say yes, if you mean the model 1003, it should be fine for an M17 in protected waters. Our club was using it on an International Folkboat in protected to relatively protected waters. Mostly to motor on and off mooring or in and out from a tidal current river mouth dock area. The Int'l Folkboat is something like 4500 lbs or a bit more, the 1003 is rated to 1.5 tons (3000 lb). It also got used a few times on our Potter 19, which it was more than adequate for. Page for 503 and 1003: http://www.torqeedo.com/us/electric-outboards/travel-503-1003-with-integrate d-battery-for-inflatables-dinghies-yachts-up-to-1-5-tons/which-travel-motor- for-which-boat cheers, John S. On 11/10/2014 09:08 AM, Thornton Wilkinson wrote:
I was wondering if one would be adequate for an M17 in protected waters. How about reliability? My 5hp Honda is getting too heavy for me to easily deal with. Thanks Tom
On Nov 9, 2014, at 8:56 PM, John Schinnerer wrote:
I have some experience...a sailing club I am involved in has a couple for use on our larger club boats (Potter 19 & International Folkboat). I have only used the older & smaller one - it's the model 1003, called the Travel 1003 on their web site. There's a newer more powerful one the club got that I have not seen or tried yet. What did you want to know?
cheers, John S.
On 11/09/2014 06:43 PM, Thornton Wilkinson wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with torqueedo electric outboards?
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