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On Sat, 26 Apr 2003 16:45:13 +0000, Harry Krause wrote:

> 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.

   Trust me, Harry: once you've gone the electric route, you'll never go
back to gas. My lady now refuses to go in any boat with an outboard, even
a 4-stroke. And my favourite Pet Peeve is STILL outboards on tender
dinghies, their noise ruining an otherwise peaceful anchorage.

   New, 4-stroke outboards are "quiet" compared to older 2-stroke
outboards. They're Damn Noisy compared to an electric.

   Having said all that, I'm planning to buy a 9.9 4-stroke for the tinny
as well as the trolling motor, for when I want to go somewhere fast.

   (Oh, and if the US Buk keeps free-falling compared to the Loonie, it
will soon be worth less again.)

-- 
Lloyd Sumpter
"Valyrie" Campion 18 - For Sale:
http://www.user.dccnet.com/lsumpter/Campion