Listen up you guys--I've been using a Minkota for 10 years in the San Juan Islands and it is great even in salt water. (not much good into the wind but who cares then) Stows neatly in cockpit. No ugly motor hanging off back. I discovered that Interstates best --smallest wheel chair battery fits perfectly in Igloo clamshell lunch box $7 and the wires slide under the lid. No fus no mus. Charges overnight every couple of days. Both are light and easily handled--great to sneak up on sea life etc. AND 1/8th the cost of Torqueedos and gas. Steve Fitch ----- Original Message ---- From: Neil Dorf <ndorf@surfbest.net> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tue, March 29, 2011 11:47:18 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Electric Motor for M15 I wish the Torqueedo line wasn't so darn pricey. Really like the idea of their Travel" series with integrated Lithium Manganese battery. -----Original Message----- From: David Grah <d_b_grah@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:07 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: Electric Motor for M15 I bought a Minkota 30 pound motor for my Montgomery 15 on line. It works fine. At power setting of 3 out of 5 it pushes boat just under 3 mph. Maxes out around 4 mph. Used it on Lake Tahoe in fair amount of wind and waves and it worked well. About $100. David Grah Bishop California _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet!