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inboard electric motor
How do these units compare to the Solomon Technologies motors, I
wonder....
R.
On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 19:43:06 +0100, Pete C
wrote:
On 9 Jul 2004 06:52:33 -0700,
(yihang bmc-unsw)
wrote:
came across this last night
http://www.ozecodrive.com/english/index_e.html
comes with everything u need except batteries. claims that sailing for
20 mins at 6 knots will charge the batteries enough for 5 minutes of
power sail.
all about 4500 including folding prop.
i read through the archives but nothing as complete as this was ever
discussed.
has anyone actually used these in real life? they seem like a great
alternative.
Hi,
Looks like they are using a Lynch Motor:
http://www.lemcoltd.com
and a flex o fold prop:
http://www.flexofold.com/default.htm
There's also a good discussion of electric boat propulsion on the
Lemco site too:
http://www.lemcoltd.com/lmc_discussions.htm
The motor alone probably goes for around $1000 and the prop up to
$1500 tops.
It's also better to gear the prop down and if it's not a racing yacht
it might be a lot cheaper to have a fixed prop and let it free run
when not under power.
Also if you don't need so much power a 1.6Kw motor should be available
for $350.
cheers,
Pete.
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