I converted "Rejoyce!" from a noisy, stinky, too-heavy for a crumbled
back outboard to a MotorGuide 54 pound static strust (FW54HTV)
trolling mnotor powered by two deep cycle Group 27 batteries in
parallel. She is mounted through the hull, beneath the cockpit sole,
just aft of the keel, with the control mounted under the starboard
seat, just forward of the transom, with only the control handle
protruding into the cockpit a couple inches. No definitive test yet,
and no GPS for speed checks, but she does nicely as an auxiliary, ran
her full speed in a 30-knot blow a couple weeks ago, three plus
hours, used about 30% of the power, according to a digital voltmeter
reading taken after docked. I previously converted "Joy" my first M15
the same way with a Minn-Kota 65MX with 28 pounds of thrust, and then
my 2,800 pound Cape Cod Catboat with a two hp golf cart motor in
place of the expired ten hp gas engine. (read about that at <http://
www.unicorn-systems.com/theoldcat.htm> ) Obviously I like electric
power! E-mail me at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for photos of Rejoyce!'s
installation, if you are more than just curious.
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John Butler - First M15 was #264
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