[Rhodes22-list] Tohatsu 4s 5hp VERSU A TROLLING MOTOR

Fri Apr 4 10:44:25 EDT 2014

 I bought Country Rhodes without a outboard, it had been stolen the night
before the test sail, right off the owners dock (which helped him decide
to sell her now). I had a Com-Pac 16 that I used a 40 lb thrust trolling
motor to power it. In the 3 weeks between ordering and receiving the
Nissan ob, I used the trolling motor. I would be able to run 3.5 to 4
knots for the mile out to the main lake on high speed. On the way back, I
could only get 3-3.5 knots. I would take the battery home to charge after
every outing. One time, I knew I would be going out twice in one day, I
used the medium speed and got 2.5-3 knots over a 4 mile run. This was
with a cheap small (group 24?) Walmart battery, Two years old and well
abused. One time, with a 15 mph wind on the nose, I barely got 2 knots on
high speed on the way back to the slip.
 If you decide to go electric, I would highly recommend buying a trolling
motor battery, so that you have the house battery as a spare in case you
have to motor a long way. I would buy a cheep multimeter(5$ at harbor
freight), so you have some idea of the charge state of your battery. In
my use, a solar panel wouldn't keep up, but your mileage may very.
  The great thing about electric, If you have go juice, it always starts
on the first pull.

         Jerry

pic of motor and stand

> I cannot speak to experience with a trolling motor although I think it
> would
> be fine for maneuvering in and out of a slip on a small lake.
>
> I had a 4 hp 2 stroke Mariner for several years on the Carol Lee and never
> found myself lacking for power including an open water ocean experience
> with
> 4 foot waves and 35 knot gusts.  My second outboard was a 5 hp Briggs and
> Stratton 4 stroke which I used until the boat was swamped and totaled in a
> hurricane.  Again power was always adequate in Quincy Bay and coastal
> cruising conditions.  The Carol Lee 2 came with a Johnson Sailmaster 9.9
> hp
> 2 stroke and while the extra power is nice, I don't need it and the fuel
> consumption is noticeably higher.  With all of these, I found noise more
> of
> a nuisance than vibration.  Go electric if you can.
>
> Stephen Staum
> s/v Carol Lee 2
> Needham, MA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ric Stott
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 6:58 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Tohatsu 4s 5hp VERSU A TROLLING MOTOR
>
> In Shinnecock bay, including Shinnecock Inlet, my 1996 8 hp Mercury leaves
> me wishing for something bigger. It's all about current. Strong wind
> against
> the current in a narrow channel make for exciting sailing, especially
> single
> handed.
> Ric
> Dadventure
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 3, 2014, at 9:52 PM, Bob and Kathy Quinn
>> <bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>> A few years back I was at Edenton with Stan.  He had me join him to take
>> a
>> fellow and his daughter out for a demo sail.  Stan's home is up a narrow
>> canal, a couple of hundred yards from the Sound, he was using a trolling
>> motor to move the boat from his dock to the Sound.  No problem.  When we
>> came back in we darn near sailed all the way back to the dock.
>>
>>
>> As others have mentioned, a lot depends on where you sail.  I sailed for
>> years on small boats without a motor so became quite adept at getting
>> out
>> of and back into the slips - this included sailing out of Hickam AFB
>> harbor into the Pacific and sailing down to Diamond Head in Rhodes 18s
>> and
>> Cal 20s.  The Rhodes 22 is quite easy to sail and does not need a lot of
>> wind to move her.  If you are confident of conditions, your sailing
>> ability, and have an oar on board, the trolling motor may work well for
>> you.
>>
>>
>> FULL DISCLOSURE:  At present I am using a Yamaha 9.9.  Overkill?
>> Probably, but every now and then we head out into the Atlantic and
>> coming
>> back in against the tide (or even with it) in a narrow inlet, the high
>> thrust of the 9.9 is great insurance to be sure I get to sail another
>> day.
>> When I stay inland in the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, the 9.9 is
>> definitely overkill.
>>
>>
>> Bob on the R22 "NoKaOi 3"
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: James Nichols <jfn302 at yahoo.com>
>> To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2014 5:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Tohatsu 4s 5hp
>>
>>
>> This is actually a question that my father-in-law and I have been
>> considering.  One of the ideas we have been tossing around is a trolling
>> motor.  Anyone using one?
>>
>> We could leave a solar panel on the boat when we aren't using it to
>> maintain
>> the batteries, and we would only be moving the boat 250 yards max from
>> the
>> slip to the open water and then back again, so there would never be a
>> need
>> to have gas on board, less maintenance, and quieter.
>>
>> James
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