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.