[Rhodes22-list] Electric Outboards

[peter klappert]

Lee--

Thanks for the link. Don't know if knowing this would have altered my decision to stick with gas, but I'm glad to see electrics making headway.

But does the Fantail 26 come with a composting head?! Nope. (Indeed, no head at all.)

You must have missed my earlier message; Aeolia will not only be finished by the Annapolis show, it will be there. (Unfortunately, I won't: I really must get back to FL before Oct. 6.) So you can go see it & tell me what you think. 

P


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Leland" <LKUHN at cnmc.org>
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 4:23:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Electric Outboards


Peter,

I noticed the new Tartan Fantail 26 comes standard with a Torqeedo electric
motor:

http://www.tartanyachts.com/article/article.aspx?UID=207cefe5-6e7a-43c2-be15-3006b24766a1
http://www.tartanyachts.com/article/article.aspx?UID=207cefe5-6e7a-43c2-be15-3006b24766a1 

Latest delivery date on your boat?  Right after the Annapolis boat show?

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  AT EASE
Kent Island, MD


peter klappert wrote:
> 
> 
> Does anyone have thoughts on or experience with electric outboards? 
> 
> Practical Sailor pretty much says it's too soon. The 01/2010 issue
> reviewed the new Solid Nav 4-hp & seemed to prefer the Minn Kota RT80,
> though they found it "fragile compared to the Solid Nav." They mention a
> Torquedo 6-hp Cruise 2, but haven't tested it.
> 
> So I shelved the idea of getting an electric for the R22 I'll pick up in
> Edenton this summer, though I'm still considering carrying a small
> electric (a) as back up for a gas engine and (b) for trolling. Does anyone
> do this? How do you mount a small electric without removing the primary
> engine?
> 
> BUT.... 
> 
> About a week ago the 05/2011 Cruising World arrived with a review of
> outboards for pocket cruisers & dinghies & that makes the Torquedo Cruise
> 4.0 sound like a real possibility. 8 hp (9.9 thrust), 38 lbs, but
> expensive: $3800.
> 
> The Torqueda is much lighter than any gas engine but--aside from ease of
> mounting/removing--any weight advantage is probably illusory given the
> weight of high-quality marine batteries. PS tested the Solid Nav using a
> bank of 4 (!) North Star Energy 1 Group 24 AGM batteries. They run $373
> each & weigh 59 lbs each.
> 
> I'm stumbling around in the dark here. I don't know if I can even define
> volt, amp, watt, etc. I like the environmental implications of electric,
> the lighter weight (I could mount the Torqueda myself), and I'd like to
> avoid the hassle of ethanol in gas  & consequent water absorption (or the
> cost of ethanol-free marine gas).
> 
> So if anyone has an opinion or has heard anything about electrics, I'll be
> glad to hear it.
> 
> P
> 
> 
> DC / FL
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