[Rhodes22-list] Electric Motor

[David Keyes]

Stan,

Both the 503 L and 1003 L are long shaft. The 1003 has more power (equivalent to 3hp) and range. The 503 (1.5 hp) has smaller battery. Both could have an optional remote throttle attached in lieu of the tiller. From the photos on the Torqeedo website, the model should be painted on the tiller. 

But I prefer the newer 1103 which has a direct drive in lieu of reduction gears.  This eliminates the high-pitched whining sound. 

So we can eliminate your motor from my search. Thanks. 

David

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> On Jun 7, 2020, at 9:48 AM, stan <stan at generalboats.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> David, the one we have is in its carton packed like it was never removed but I lifted out one packing panel and was able to feel the prop edge and my guess is it has been used.
> 
> The carton has two model #s on it so my guess here is that this carton works for both models and I don't know which one this is:
> 
>         TRAVEL  503 L     TRAVEL 1003 L
> 
> Without my taking it out do you know the difference between these two models.  I assume they are both 3 HP, Long Shaft.
> 
> Should we rule this motor out for your quest?
> 
> stan
> 
> 
>> On 6/5/20 8:52 PM, David Keyes wrote:
>> Charles, if you ever want to come down to Austin on a weekend, we can sail together on my R22 (badly in need of maintenance, however)—and after I get a motor to get out of my boat slip.
>> David
>> 
>>>> On Jun 5, 2020, at 1:13 PM, Charles Nieman <blue66corvette at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I bought the 3hp this spring; it’s great. Max speed on a flat lake is about 4 mph. I haven’t tried to see what it will do against a strong head wind. But I am very pleased. I store motor in cabin, and carry 8lb battery home to charge between trips. It may not work for everyone, but it is perfect for the small lake in Dallas where I sail.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> Charles Nieman
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 5, 2020, at 12:01 PM, Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi all :
>>>> Torqueedo has a remote control if you don't like the tiller  control. I
>>>> also bought a add-on from them that allows you to charge the battery on the
>>>> Travel models from house battery using a 12 volt plug cable. (About $50).
>>>> They also make a solar charger for the travel models.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Shawn
>>>> s/v Sweet Baboo
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Jun 5, 2020, 8:50 AM David Keyes <rhodes22dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Well, I just thought of a problem (about using an electric motor with
>>>>> heavy batteries installed onboard).   My lake (Lake Travis, Austin, Texas)
>>>>> has large fluctuations—up to 80 or 90 feet—in dry weather when the City of
>>>>> Austin and many downstream water users (rice farmers and downstream
>>>>> industries all the way to the Gulf of Mexico) take water out of the lake.
>>>>> Some summers, when the lake gets very low, our marina has to move it’s
>>>>> docks out from their cove and into the deeper parts of the lake—where there
>>>>> is no shore power.  So a motor such as the Torqeedo 2.0 or 4.0 would be
>>>>> inoperative for an entire summer.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This would not be a problem with the small, 3 hp equivalent, Torqeedo C
>>>>> 1103–its relatively light battery can be carried back and forth, charged at
>>>>> home, and snapped back into the engine top, where it looks like part of the
>>>>> engine.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Problems: low power and range, rated for sailboats only up to 1-1/2 tons,
>>>>> and steering and throttle only by its non-removable tiller.  I have Stan’s
>>>>> electric motor lift, which is so close to the boat that I would either have
>>>>> to replace the lift or devise a bracket or pin at the motor top clear of
>>>>> the snap-in battery that sits there.  The bracket or pin would permit
>>>>> attachment to the cross-arm that pivots from the sailboat’s rudder head.
>>>>> Also, this could work only if the motor’s tiller can be rotated to a
>>>>> vertical position so as not to hit the transom.
>>>>> 
>>>>> David Keyes
>>>>> S/V Arrowhead II (if a name were painted on it, which it isn’t)
>>>>> Lake Travis
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jun 4, 2020, at 3:06 AM, jose <jose.faraldo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi David,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You're quite right; the remote throttle is significantly wider than the
>>>>>> tiller, so I doubt there would be a good way to mount it there - though I
>>>>>> might lack imagination. In our boat Stan mounted the throttle on the
>>>>>> port-side gunwale (see picture attached), so it is within reach while
>>>>>> handling the tiller.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jose
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/t665/throttle.jpg>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/
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