Electric Boat Racing
Does anyone have knowledge of Where, When, How,
etc. of electric boat races here in the US? This is
something I'd like to get into, but am having trouble
finding out information on schedules, class
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ttrepasso...
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Re: canoes
MotorGuide makes a 2 speed 22lb thrust for about
$80 that would propel your canoe at a top speed of
3.5-4MPH. I have devised a detachable rudder/electric motor
arrangement for canoes that's both
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ttrepasso...
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Re: Is there any hope for sailboats over
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Quite a project
you have there...But that is probably the first 50%
of the fun, isn't it?<br>It amazes me that there is
so little interest on the market for the
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KirstiDrewsen...
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Re: Is there any hope for sailboats over
Kirsti:<br><br>I have been going through the same
process, trying to engineer an electric drive in a Spray
22 sailboat that I am building. It weighs
4000#s.<br>I have found EV America
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Bill_McManus...
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Re: canoes
Bob:<br>You might look at the seb site of the
Electric Boat Association of the
Americas<br>(www.electicboat.com)<br>and see the books on the subject. From the home page,
go to DEPARTMENTS then to
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kenmatthews...
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ReThere is hope for sailboats over 36'
Kristi:<br><br>You are not alone. Many people are
having similar thoughts.<br>I suggest you take a ook at
the web page of the ELectric Boat Association of the
Americas<br>www.electricboat.com<br>You
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kenmatthews...
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ReThere is hope for sailboats over 36'
Kristi:<br><br>You are not alone. Many people are
having similar thoughts.<br>I suggest you take a ook at
the web page of the ELectric Boat Association of the
Americas<br>www.electricboat.com<br>You
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kenmatthews...
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Is there any hope for sailboats over 36'
Maybe I'm just a bad "surfer", but I have not
been able to find anything on the net about electric
motors for sailboats.<br>Is this the place? <br>Maybe
you can help?<br>I live on my 38' sailboat in
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KirstiDrewsen...
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canoes
I am thinking of getting a trolling motor for my
canoes (16 ft ). I would like some info on amperage and
speed. I looked in a book on electric boats but can't
get much info. How much speed would you
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rcsmith1932...
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Re: fuel cells?
Bill:<br><br>There is a discussion of fuel cells
in the issue of the Electric Boata Journals now in
the mail to members. While, it does not address your
question directly, it might be helpful to you.
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kenmatthews...
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Canopy Cleaning
Thanks, Bill, for the reply.<br>I guess we could also try some pre-treating with something like ScotchGuard.<br>Ron
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rdm2402...
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Re: Spot remover for canopies?
You might try taking the canopy to an automotive detailer, they have coatings used on car fabric, which they garrantee to come clean.
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Bill_McManus...
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fuel cells?
I have been reading about fuel cells, will they
be available for boats any time soon? How big would
a cell have to be that would be capable of charging
a bank of, say, eight 6vdc golf cart
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Bill_McManus...
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Spot remover for canopies?
We're getting an ElectraCraft boat with full canopy. Expect we will get occasional seagull droppings. What are effective spot remover products?
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rdm2402...
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Thanks for ELCO info.
Thank you for the web page link to ELCO web page. Interesting boat styles. I found they have a sales rep in SoCal, and I will contact that person.<br>Ron
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rdm2402...
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Re: Where is ELCO located?
All the information is on their website
at:<br><a href=http://www1.mhv.net/~elco/ target=new>http://www1.mhv.net/~elco/</a><br>Their boats are works of art and their support, by
reputation, is
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cedarcroft...
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Where is ELCO located?
Frank,<br>Thanks for the reply. I haven't heard of ELCO here in Southern California. Are they on the East Coast?<br>What sizes EB do they offer?<br>Do they have a web site?<br>Ron
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rdm2402...
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Re: Motors & boat plans for boats 22' &
Im presently working through some of these same
calculations for my 23 launch which I hope to launch at the
end of the summer after 4 years of construction. The
propulsion system is the last major
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cedarcroft...
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Re: Which Boat to Buy?
Ron,<br><br>Don't overlook ELCO (Electric Launch Co). Probably the oldest domestic mfg and they do nice work.<br><br>Frank
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frank_j_viola...
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Which Boat to Buy?
We plan to buy an electric boat to use in Long
Beach and Huntington Beach and Newport Beach Harbors in
Southern California. We are considering Duffy,
ElectraCraft, and Gatsby boats. <br><br>Does
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rdm2402...
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