[Rhodes22-list] Tiller/motor connection pics?

[Olivier Hecht]

Well that felt better...I was just able to get all the way into an unfamiliar slip on the furthest side of a tight and unfamiliar marina without even turning the motor on!  I had to do a little sculling with the tiller at the very end. 

> On Jul 19, 2016, at 1:45 PM, Joseph Doucet <jadoucet at snet.net> wrote:
> 
> I purchased most of the components some time ago.
> Salt water , long shaft electric with at least 100 lbs of thrust was about $800
> LiPo batteries 3 x 12 V at 40 amp hrs were $240 each
> 10 amp 12v LiPo charger ~$60
> 
> Solar charging components were ~ $200
> 
> Recycled 2004
> Joe
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 19, 2016, at 10:15 AM, Charles Nieman <blue66corvette at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Joe
>> What kind of initial cost was involved???? This solution sounds very interesting 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> Charles 
>> s/v Daydream
>> 98 R 22
>> Joe Pool Lake; Dallas, TX
>> 
>>> On Jul 19, 2016, at 8:40 AM, Joseph Doucet <jadoucet at snet.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> This has been a good discussion on how to manage a R22 in crowded harbors using a gasoline outboard. A lot of good suggestions 
>>> 
>>> My solution is to use an electric motor.  It gives one much better control at low speeds with the speed / direction controls on the motor handle. Most motors have a handle extension built in. I stand with the tiller in one hand and the motor handle in the other.  I use a bank of light weight  lithium batteries that I either charge at the dock overnight or use a 50w solar charger when at anchor.
>>> 
>>> Advantages:
>>> No noise
>>> No gasoline smell
>>> Can motor sail if necessary
>>> 
>>> Disadvantage :
>>> More limited range
>>> Less power at high speeds
>>> 
>>> Recycled 2004
>>> Joe-the-elder in Connecticut
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 19, 2016, at 9:10 AM, Richard Beytagh <rbeytagh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> What's even more impressive is sailing into your moorings with no motor!
>>>> Make sure you have the sacrificial wife on the fore-deck to fend off...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ~~~ _/) ~~~
>>>> 
>>>> Richard Beytagh
>>>> Phone: 828 337 0180
>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 6:27 AM, Lance Horne <lastmango68 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mary Lou has it. The only thing I can add is that prop walk and spring
>>>>> lines can also help. Find a place away from other boats. Practice, practice
>>>>> circles and figure 8’s forward and reverse at changing speeds; change
>>>>> directions and do the same. Practice stopping upwind, downwind, crosswind,
>>>>> and with various current positions. Your hand will automatically become a
>>>>> part of the motor, throttling up and down, neutral, forward,neutral,
>>>>> reverse. Bef