[Rhodes22-list] Electric Trolling Motors

[Michael Meltzer]

It a sailboat, use the sails and trust/build your skill.... get a good
anchor...and a "us boat tow card", will cover many more cases,

-mjm

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> bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of DCLewis1 at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:37 PM
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Electric Trolling Motors
> 
> 
> Folks,
> 
> Another appeal to the list for wisdom and experience.  It's occurred  to
> me
> that it might be useful to carry an electric trolling motor onboard in
> case
> our OB fails.  My sense is that electric trolling motors are simple,
> compact,
> and reliable - I could see storing one under the cockpit seats, or
> perhaps the
> laz.  If my perceptions regarding electric trolling motors are  wrong
> (simple, compact, reliable), would someone with experience please correct
> me.
> 
> If anyone has experience with electric trolling motors on their R22, I've
> got a few questions:
> 
> I've looked at electric trolling motors, of course they come in different
> sizes and have different max thrusts, but the smallest, lightest, etc I've
> found
>  are rated at 30 lb thrust.  I have no idea how 30 lb thrust relates to
> the
> R22, does anyone?  Is it useful at all?  How many kts in flat sea with  no
> wind?
> 
> I imagine if you had 30 lb thrust, and you were on a river, say the
> Potomac,
> you could make 1/2 mi to shore.  I'm not thinking of going  up-river, or
> necessarily back to your slip, I'm thinking in terms of just  getting off
> the
> river and out of trouble. Any experience that would say that's  wrong?
> 
> Has anyone mounted an electric motor on the stern when there is already a
> rudder, swim ladder, and an OB with remote.  What I'm asking is, is there
> room
> on the transom or does the electric prop conflict with the rudder?   I've
> eyeballed our transom, and I think there is room to fit the motor between
> the
> swim ladder and the rudder in an emergency (I could be wrong about  that,
> I
> haven't actually done it), but I'm worried about chewing up the rudder
> and the
> transom.
> 
> If you had an electric trolling motor, say the type with 30 lb thrust,
> about
> how far can you get, on 2 standard auto batts?  I can do the
> Amp-Hr(batts)/Amp(motor) trick, but I don't know how that translates to
> distance.
> 
> Thanks for any info or experience on this topic.
> 
> Dave
> 
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