In my case, it is definately a matter of cost. I
am building a sailboat, and the electric auxillary
motor is only a small part of the total boat. I am sure
that the ewheel is great, but I am trying to keep my
budget to about $15K for this project and as it stands
the ewheel is just too expensive (it may be more than
I really need for a 3500 LB sailboat as well), but
I would like to consider all options and keep an
open mind and thus learn as much about this
technologies as possible. Does anyone have any experience with
the LEMCO motors made in the UK? They are PM motors,
run at various Voltages (RPM is regulated by voltage)
up to 60 volts (I believe), and are not much more
expensive than wound motors. Does anyone know of an
importer of these in the US?
