[Rhodes22-list] 3 Horsepower Electric Outboard

[Chris Geankoplis]

Don’t forget. Things change and you may opt to vacation south in warm
weather, do a little cruising.  Head to the Keys or more exotic locals.
Then you will be glad you have a gas 6 hp (or more) motor.
Chris Geankoplis
Enosis

On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 at 15:57, Larry Gioia via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Lee,
>
> I have a 3.5hp Mercury 4-stroke on my R22 - it’s fine for the light to
> medium winds I encounter on Lake George but if you have strong headwinds as
> Rob mentions, a 6 or more would be very handy.
>
> Years back the Minne-Ha-Ha tour boat on the lake was expanded in length.
> In a subsequent year they encountered a wind so strong they got blown
> against the rocks on the southern shoreline and the
> boiler/steam-reciprocating engines that power the 2 paddlewheels were not
> strong enough to keep them off the rocks. So the Coast Guard required them
> to add backup diesels with separate propellers. That was about 15 years
> ago, I recently asked the engineer how often they’re needed. He said we’ve
> never used them, we just test them. They have 6-7 1hr trips per day 7 days
> per week from late May —> late Sep.
>
>
> > On Oct 30, 2020, at 2:11 PM, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Lee,
> > Since I sail on Claytor Lake (well, I will again next season) and know
> that lake, I would not depend on a 3ph.  The wind will hit you right on the
> nose coming back into the marina.  I'd suggest a 5/6hp for a Rhodes in a
> headwind.  Of course there was that one good blow when I was glad I had the
> 9.9! - rob
> >
> > Rob Lowe
> > Nameless (still)
> > Claytor Lake, VA
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Lee
> > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 12:44 PM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] 3 Horsepower Electric Outboard
> >
> > Does anyone have a 3hp on their Rhodes?  I was hoping to get an 8hp but
> then discovered the battery wasn't portable.  I mostly only need the
> outboard to get in and out of my slip but I'm wondering if a 3hp could even
> move a 3,500 keel boat into a strong headwind if necessary.
> >
> > Torqeedo customer service said it would be enough, to no surprise.
> >
> > Lee
> > Boatless for Now
> > Claytor Lake, VA
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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>
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