My experience is with a 1003 FWIW. It was used on an International Folkboat to get on/off mooring and when wind was slack, to get back from relatively local sailing jaunts. The boat is way bigger (4700 lbs displ) than the 1003 is rated for but for those limited uses, it was enough. Wouldn't have a lot of range on that boat. It was also used on a Potter 19, for which it was more than enough, practically made it a speedboat if you cranked up the throttle (with resulting short battery life of course). So given that a 1003 was sporty a Potter 19, I would say it would be overkill for an M15. YMMV of course. cheers, John On 5/8/19 11:53 PM, Nicholas Sherman via montgomery_boats wrote:
Hi,Has anyone tried a torquedo for a M-15?-Is the 503 sufficient, or the 1003 a better way to go? Seems like the 503 should be OK in still water, can it move a M15 against wind/current?-I have a fixed position motor mount; is the long shaft the way to go?-It seems like the 915 watt hour battery should be able to move the boat a long way in theory; does that hold up in practice? I’m sailing M15#498 in Lake Washington and occasionally Puget Sound near Seattle.
Thanks!Cheers,Nicholas
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