[Rhodes22-list] New outboard for a Rhodes 22

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I have used both a gasoline and electric motors on my Rhodes 22.

Gasoline motors are smelly, noisy, and unreliable. They do not run smoothly at low speeds while docking. On the positive side , they do produce the most torque at about 3,000 rpm when fighting an opposing wind or tide. They have a longer range.
I have used a long shaft 101lb thrust minkota riptide saltwater. Transom mounter electric. It can get the boat up to 5 mph with one person on board. Initially I used three lead acid marine batteries from Costco with a three bank charger from Minkota. The boat was on a saltwater dock with electricity. I never had any problems with the motor. A pleasure to use for day sailing. I switched to the gasoline motor for long cruises.

Now I am on a lake with no electricity on the dock. I switched to three LiPo prismatic batteries because they are lighter. ( 13lbs vs. 35 lbs) They are also more expensive. Because the lake has flakey winds I leave the motor down running at low speed. This makes it much easier to tack over the heavy 175 genny.

You may also wish to consider a propane outboard


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> On Jul 15, 2014, at 5:11 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> We're thinking of replacing our outboard. What do you all use for your
> Rhodes, and how do you like it?
> 
> We have a Tohatsu 9.8 that can move the boat at 6 kt flat out, but it's
> nearing the end of its life and is giving us some grief. Some things I'm
> wondering are:
> 
> --Has anyone tried an electric outboard on their Rhodes? We're looking at
> the Torqueedo Cruise 4.0 line- pricey, but hopefully will be quieter, smell
> better, and require less maintenance
> 
> --Does anyone use a more powerful motor (say, a 15 HP), and how fast can
> you go? We ran into some pretty severe currents (4+ kt, plus strong
> headwinds) coming around Limestone Point and in Rosario Strait yesterday- a
> little extra speed would have been handy where we had trouble making
> headway.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> --Pat Fletcher, *Beagle III*
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