The 2 hp Honda 4-stroke only weighs 28 lb and would get you a lot
further. An electric would be ok for just getting away from the dock.
I have an electric I'm not using. It would push my Quartermaster 10
(weighs about 135 lb) only a couple of miles on a fully-charged 80
amp-hour car battery.
--Gary Hyde
2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2'
We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails.
On Nov 11, 2007, at 3:05 PM, Tom Jenkins wrote:
Hello All,
I am wondering if anyone has considered the Torqeedo electric
outboard for a
Montgomery 15 or 17. I saw them in a West Marine catalog and
studied the
factory website in some detail (www.torqeedo.com); they appear
promising
unless one needs to motor for miles in dead calm. With the integral
rechargeable battery, they should push the 17 a couple of miles at
3 or 4
knots, and with an extra 24 volt battery (or the onboard bank if
you have
two that can be rigged in series) you would get maybe 10 or 12
miles. The 25
lb weight and folding feature, plus the possibility for eliminating
gasoline
and noise onboard, are enticing.
Tom Jenkins
M17 Scintilla
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