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Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
> 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.)
> 


I have an electric trolling motor on a rubbery dinghy. For what I use it
for, it is suitable. For what you are planning to do, a gas engine is
the answer.

One of my pet peeves: sailboters at anchorages and marinas who let their
rigging rattle 24/7 (at least 75% of sailboters *never* leave their
marina). What a frippin' racket...someone should go out there with a
cable cutter and put an end to it.