[Rhodes22-list] Tiller/motor connection pics?

[Joseph Doucet]

Bravo!   The nice thing about being human is that we can figure things out by ourselves and with the help of others.

Down hill Joe


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> On Jul 22, 2016, at 7:09 PM, Olivier Hecht <ohecht at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> 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
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>>> 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
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