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Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Apr 2003 14:10:07 +0000, Dan Krueger wrote:
> 
>> 1) http://www.minnkotamotors.com/_swf/index.asp
> 
> Thanks! Wow, what an AWFUL website! Needs flash for the simplest of tasks,
> all flash and no info. Yuk.
> 
> It DOES say max current for a 40-lb is 40 amps, and a 55 is 45 amps. Still
> doesn't quite make sense...
> 
>> 6) 1000 watt generator with 12v output.
>> 
> 
>    Well, if I run a 40-lb motor for 1.5 hrs WOT, I've used about 60
> Amp-hrs. To put that back in with a Genset (12V output on these is usually
> about 6 amps max) means I run it for about 12 hrs. You wanna be the folks
> in the campsite next to mine?
> 
> Lloyd
> 
> 
>> Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
>> 
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>   Well, it looks like Valkyrie is getting sold this afternoon, so I'm
>>>looking for a 12ft tinny.
>>>
>>>   We've had Great Success with the cheapy 30-lb Enduro trolling motor on
>>>Near Cove (8ft Walker Bay). At "WOT", she gets about 3 knots, which is
>>>near hull speed. And I can diddle about at 2 knots all afternoon on a
>>>cheapy 27N CanTy battery. So...we're looking at getting a "trolling motor"
>>>for the tinny, to be used as the main motor.
>>>
>>>   Which leads to a pile of questions:
>>>1. Where's the Minn Kota website? The URL I have doesn't work any more.
>>>2. Is the Maxxum worth the extra money (experience requested, not quotes
>>>from the brochure...)
>>>3. How much speed could I expect with a 40-lb motor for a 12-ft aluminum
>>>skiff, total weight around 600lb?
>>>4. With a proper, say Series 24 deep-cycle, how long could I run a 40-lb
>>>motor at WOT?
>>>5. Looking at some specs at
>>>http://www.northlandmarine.com/MinnKotaEnduraSeries.htm is very confusing:
>>>42 Amps max for the 40, but 40 Amps for the 50 (both 12V)?? Same for the
>>>Maxxum... Anyone actually measure their current draw? Is there ANY data on
>>>power vs current draw for these motors anywhere?
>>>
>>>6. Any suggestions on charging the battery? We're looking at a week-long
>>>fishing/camping trip, and most campsites don't have electricity.
>>>
>>>   Well, that's long! Hope this turns into an interesting thread...
>>>
> 


Bite the pullet, Lloyd, and buy a nice new four stroke outboard of about
five horsepower. Cost you about $1,000 American or, say, $3,000,000
Canadian ducats. Weighs under sixty pounds. Not much noise, not much
weight, no steeeenking batteries to worry about, and a five gallon jug
of gasoline will last you a long, long time.