On the last San Juan cruise, Dick Lane had one of these to power his inflatable dinghy. It was an impressive motor, with a huge prop for an electric, and seemed to have tons of power; much more than the trolling motors type electrics. It looked like it would be a great motor for a sailor who wasn't likely to motor long stretches had a way to recharge every night. Dick sails a NonSuch 26 and is able to recharge it off his diesel, making that a good arrangement for him. Larry
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:05:24 -0800 "Tom Jenkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
