Re: 38' sailboat....
I disagree with your thoughts that electric motor
drive system are more "expensive than deisel because
they are designed to last longer". I have been
involved in the sales and applications DC and AC
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donaldbaer...
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Re: 38' sailboat....
You can write directly to Solomon Technologies,
PO Box 314, Benedict, MD. 20612. You can also call
me directly at 301-274-4479. I apologize for the
inconvenience but our web site is not up yet because
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ewhel...
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Re: Great Day on the Horizon--I Hope
Thanks for your good wishes, Paul. Yes,
everything went very well, indeed. Although, initially I
wasn't getting anywhere near the motor speed nor amp
draw I was anticipating. Having done all the
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cedarcroft...
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Re: 38' sailboat....
Thanks for replying. I have gotten some material
from Dan on s/v"Nameste" about "the Wheel", and it
looks very good. <br>Do you guys have a web-site? With
all the interest for your product it would be
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kirsti_drewsen...
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Re: Great Day on the Horizon--I Hope
Larry - Congratulations on your progress and may all go well when you "throw the switch"!<br>Paul Preuss
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PPreuss...
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Re: 38' sailboat....
Kirsti, the prices of electric boat motors are
high because they are built to last longer than
diesels...20 year design life instead of 10 years.
Additionally, there aren't any diesels that recharge
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ewhel...
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Re: Motors & boat plans for boats 22' &
If you wish to outfit a displacement hull I may
be of some help to you. I am the CEO of Solomon
Technologies and have studied the displacement hull
environment for 4 years now. We have many new
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ewhel...
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Re: Electric outboard motor
Thanks for the feedback. I am quite aware of Rays
Outboards. He's the primary reason why I want to build my
own. I feel that his product is more expensive than it
needs to be and since I want an
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donaldbaer...
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Re: Electric outboard motor
Donald,<br>I'm much in the same boat, an EE tryng
to do ME. I have found some help in Douglas Little's
"Electric Boats" book. It's even on Amazon.com if you want
it. It's a little jumbled when he does
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ernie_m_2000...
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Great Day on the Horizon--I Hope
This weekend I hope my electrically-powered prop
will spin for the first time!<br><br>After 4 years, my
cold-molded fantail launch hit the water for the first time
in August. This was the second boat
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cedarcroft...
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Re: Motors & boat plans for boats 22' &
I have been doing quite a bit of research on the
subject of building boats and in particular displacement
hulls since I too am in the process of building an
electric boast. one good source of
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donaldbaer...
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#76
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Electric outboard motor
I am in the process of building an electric
outboard motor. Unfortunatly I am not knowlegable about
props. Does anyone out there have info on how to
calculate the touque required for a given pitch
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donaldbaer...
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E Boat Club
I have been away from the club for some time and
am delighted to see that the conversation continues
and grows. I promise to log on each week so I do not
have to review all the messages at once and I
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PPreuss...
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#73
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E Boat Club
I have been away from the club for some time and
am delighted to see that the conversation continues
and grows. I promise to log on each week so I do not
have to review all the messages at once and I
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PPreuss...
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Re: Emergency Disconnect
Larry - I had an electrical problem when I first
bought my elco (used). After we "fixed" it, we
reconnected the batteries, only to melt down a number of
wires before we could get the fuses
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PPreuss...
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Cost
It also seems to me that the prices for electric
boats (and parts) are far higher than they need to be.
I have rationalized this by saying they are small
production models and can not benefit from the
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PPreuss...
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Re: Emergency Disconnect
Hi Larry,<br><br>I have worked in a marina for
the last 28 years. I have seen a lot of burnt wiring
systems that did not blow the main fuse. It allows you to
disconnect all power when you leave the
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jlzinger...
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Re: Emergency Disconnect
Hi Larry,<br><br>I have worked in a marina for
the last 28 years. I have seen a lot of burnt wiring
systems that did not blow the main fuse. It allows you to
disconnect all power when you leave the
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jlzinger...
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Emergency Disconnect
I am in the process of installing a 36V
propulsion system in my newly built fantail launch. One of
the components is an "Emergency Disconnect Switch"
(Albright 250LB). It is mounted immediately
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cedarcroft...
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EBAA annual meeting
The EBAA meeting at St. Michaels, Md., was well
attended and successful. The ELectric Boat Journal will
contain a full report with photographs.<br>Perhaps we can
put up a photo or two on this club
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kenmatthews...
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