[Rhodes22-list] Electric motors

[Frank Goldsmith]

Same here — that’s exactly what I have.  Works great, and if the wind dies, it has enough juice to get me back to the dock from about anywhere I’d normally sail on our lake.  The Torqeedo is German-made and seems pretty reliable.  

Frank
  
Frank Goldsmith
S/V Mary Bess (Rhodes 22 1985/2001)
Fairview, NC
Lake Keowee, SC


> On Mar 21, 2024, at 2:39 PM, Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi:
> If you're only going in and out from the dock, I recommend a Torqeedo long
> shaft three horsepower equivalent.   I have had mine for 10 years. Easy to
> charge, either by taking the battery home or on the boat via  GB solar
> panel.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Shawn
> s/v Sweet Baboo
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 9:33 AM Weiss, Robert L via Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
>> Thank you to Mike Corley for posting the link and info on the Epropulsion
>> electric motors.
>> 
>> I've been drooling over electric motors for years, but never found
>> something that would work satisfactorily on the Rhodes. I know the 6 or 9.9
>> equivalent of the Epropulsion motors would be strong enough, but the
>> batteries are too big and heavy for me to take off the boat to charge. I
>> can't charge at the dock. Has anyone here on the list used the smaller
>> Spirit 1.0 Evo or Plus on the Rhodes 22? I only sail on Kentucky Lake and
>> use the motor to go in and out of the marina, so my needs are less than a
>> lot of you on larger bodies of water. I have contacted Sally at Annapolis
>> Hybrid Marine, and she thinks the Spirit would be sufficient for my needs.
>> But I would love to have this confirmed by someone who has used one.
>> 
>> Bob
>> Beach Spring
>> 
>> Robert L Weiss Jr.
>> Director of Music
>> First United Methodist Carbondale, IL
>> Professor Emeritus, SIUC
>>