Thanks Gordon, I was planning on a marine deep cycle.
Rik On Sun, Apr 18 2004 11:05 am, Gordon Allgrove wrote: > Rik, > I left out one tidbit of info for owning an electric outboard motor. It is > best if the battery is a deep cell that will take the deep usage and > charging (vs. just a quick start of the motor). So the batteries cost > more, but last longer. > Gordon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rik Sandberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 9:20 AM > Subject: Re: M_Boats: more on electric drive on M17 > > > MC, Honshells, Howard and Gordon, > > Thanks guys.... I think you have sold me. For what we will do with it, an > electric should work fine. > > The battery was shot in our M-15 anyway, so I will just buy the biggest > battery that will fit in the box. The box is big so my guess is, this will > be > at least a group 27, maybe even a group 31. > > There is a special in Cabela's for a 55 lb Minn-Kota for $219. This even > includes a 10 watt charger....not that I needed another one. :-) At this > price I was pretty tempted to try it whether anybody else had or not. As I > say, I still have a 4 hp 2 stroke to use if I happen to end up on a river > or something where I need a little more kick. Primarily though, this motor > will be just to get us back in if the wind dies and we have to be > somewhere. If the wind is blowing at all, I don't care to use a motor for > much more than just docking and stuff. > > For charging, I already have an 11 watt flexible solar panel with a charge > controller. We also have a 1000 watt Honda generator that weighs in at a > whopping 28 pounds and is almost whisper quiet, that we can use if we have > to. > > Thanks guys, I appreciate all your good info. Sorry MC, you are getting > this twice. Forgot to check the address and auto replied to you instead of > the list. > > Rik > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
