Re: Naive newbie questions
If you'd like a little more or a little less power, push that number up or down a bit.? You now have an estimate for the power of the electric motor you'll need.? Others have commented on how some
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HF
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Re: Naive newbie questions
It's a YSM8 so 8hp or 4.9kw at 3200 rpm
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dfornis <davidfornborg@...>
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#31410
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Re: Naive newbie questions
What is the HP spec on the Yanmar engine you wish to replace?
-Halden
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HF
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#31409
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Re: Naive newbie questions
Darin:
Those are some great points. I agree with you, after doing some more research, that these motors are probably not suited for sustained 3kw output. They cheap out by providing a controller that
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dfornis <davidfornborg@...>
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Re: Naive newbie questions
These are all very good points! Thanks for sharing !! My system based on
the go cart kit works for me because as a day sailerl I truly just use it
to go in and out of the slip for the last couple of
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Phil Costello
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Re: Naive newbie questions
My 2 cents:
1. Smaller motors are more likely to overheat. Larger motors have more
mass and convert more of the energy to torque. You can offset this
limitation a little by using higher voltage.
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Darin
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Re: Naive newbie questions
Watch that I read 72 vdc. The kw looks a little low. Let us know. Good luck
On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 11:51 PM, Ashley Holliday via groups.io<rasholly51@...> wrote: That motor and
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Mike hurley
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Re: Electric Sailboat Ride
Dam 12 yrs ago I lived in Manasquan . Now in SC.I have an albin Vega looking to go electric.
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Mike hurley
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Re: Electric Sailboat Ride
Thanks for the details.
I have a feathering prop (J Prop) and to get it to feather with the diesel I would shut the motor down in forward, shift to reverse, then back to neutral. It would then stay
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Dan Pfeiffer
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Re: Electric Sailboat Ride
Hi Dan,
My old motor was a Saietta. Basically identical to the Thoosa. New motor is a Motenergy ME1803.?
I don't recall the specs but the Saietta has a thrust bearing that can handle many many times
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Matt Foley
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#31402
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Re: Electric Sailboat Ride
Do you need to lock the prop shaft to get the Autoprop to feather for sailing? If so how do you plan to do that?
What motor is that? Looks like a Thoosa? Is there a thrust bearing in the
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Dan Pfeiffer
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Re: Solar panel sale
Well I have a 23 ft power tri, using bits of a sailing tri I built 40 years
ago and found in a NC field. 2 years ago.
I found a deal on a complete Elco 20HPoutboard with all parts and 4 12
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trikini2008
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Re: Solar panel sale
Just an odd observation; on the sale link page if you click the specs tab
they are listed as 45 W 15.4 V which of course doesn’t make sense for their
size. On their website it has the right
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Jim Raelson
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Re: Electric Sailboat Ride
Hi Ken,
Yes, and according to the manufacturer it should perform better than a fixed prop. I was getting about 22 watts at 3.8 knots. Haven't had any real wind for testing yet. Hopefully this week.
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Matt Foley
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Re: Naive newbie questions
There have been links to Lifepo4 batteries on this list that are effectively cheaper than lead acid when you consider you only need half the capacity. Also bigbattery.com just had some 36v packs that
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shredderf16
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Re: Electric Sailboat Ride
Hi Matt
Very interesting. I’m a broker and I have sold several boat with Diesel
engines and Autoprops and am well aware of their advantage. I was unsure
how they would translate to electric drive.
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Ken Winokur
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Re: Electric Sailboat Ride
Hi Ken,
?I use my own boat for testing. I'll try and write it all up one day with specs and measurements, but briefly.?
I started out at one extreme with a tiny 12' low pitch prop. This gave me a
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Matt Foley
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Re: Naive newbie questions
Alright! I would need to double that then at least. But I'd have to plan so that I can start out with a smaller set of batteries in paralell 48v and be able to scale up from there.
Thanks for the
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dfornis <davidfornborg@...>
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Re: Electric Sailboat Ride
Very interested in your autoprop and why you chose it. Tell us more about
it please.
wrote:
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Ken Winokur
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Re: Naive newbie questions
Yes it would if the boat weighed about the same as the mobility scooter. Otherwise you're gonna need a wee bit more.
20AH lead acid (which means 10AH of usable capacity) will run your motor at 1000
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Dan Pfeiffer
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