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

Fri Apr 4 12:07:28 EDT 2014

I went through this last year before I replaced mine. The Torqueedo was my first choice and deserves a look. I ended up with a 5 hp Lehr propane and am very pleased so far. The only reason I went with it is because my kids race Lasers and I tend to motor a lot while they are racing and I wanted endless range. I am on inland lake so either had plenty of get up. 

Thanks,
Eric J

> On Apr 4, 2014, at 10:44 AM, cjlowe at sssnet.com wrote:
> 
> 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
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> 
>> 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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