[Rhodes22-list] Saildrive

[Larry Gioia]

All very interesting. 

Has anyone tried the Torqueedo 1003L? Or S? Or C which seems to have a larger capacity battery.  

https://www.torqeedo.com/us/en-us/products/outboards/travel/travel-1003-l/1143-20.html

With the integrated battery, 33lbs total weight, and 3-4hp max, seems pretty good. I use a Mercury 3.5 on the lake here, and it rarely is over 1/4 throttle. My only concern is can the tiller handle rotate slightly upwards as I need to do on my Merc. 

Larry

‘14 R22 Lake George NY
‘86 R22 Keystone Lake, FL

> On Aug 30, 2020, at 9:16 AM, Luis Guzman <luis.guzman.ve at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes, please send pics
> 
> Luis A. Guzmán
> 
> S/V Aquetxali
> 
>> On Aug 30, 2020, at 9:07 AM, Tom Van Heule <tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Celia, Patrick,
>> I for one would love to see pics. They say so many words!!  Sounds really
>> special
>> 
>> 
>>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 10:23 PM CPBoyce <cp.boyce at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> More on Take Five...the Torqeedo motor is the Cruise 4.0 pod system,
>>> powered
>>> by two lithium ion batteries, for a propulsive equivalent to gasoline of
>>> 8hp. Stan mounted the two batteries in series under the starboard cockpit
>>> seat. This cuts down on storage, but better I think than having to store
>>> cans of gasoline. Also the weight of the two batteries (about 120 pounds)
>>> causes the boat to list to starboard unless you counterbalance it on the
>>> port side. I used four 25 pound barbell weights for that, since they are
>>> compact space wise. We keep her in the watet at Swantown Marina in Olympia.
>>> The well in the lazarette did not have anti fouling paint at first and a
>>> year later it was clogged with critters. Almost could not lower the pod.
>>> But
>>> after having that painted just need to remember to lift the pod out of the
>>> water after use, which also saves on anode wear. Range fully charged is
>>> about 25 miles at 3 knots unless fighting the tide. We also have a smaller
>>> Torqeedo Travel 1003 with extra batteries that, though a bit underpowered
>>> for this boat, can still move her another 20 miles using all the batteries
>>> if necessary. In Puget Sound we're never more than 8 or 10 miles from a
>>> marina with dock power. Will post photos of the motor if you want.
>>> Patrick Boyce
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----
>>> The Boyces
>>> s/v Take Five (aka the Electric Rhodes)
>>> --
>>> Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/
>>> 
>