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    Electric Propulsion tractor pull challenge....

    Loren, I hope that was an offer, I happen to be in Astoria today and I do like tea and the PNW coast ;) The museums are second to none. The history of electric boats dates back to the Post civil war era, I actually saw Eisenhower's first car, an electric, at his library and memorial in...
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    Electric Propulsion tractor pull challenge....

    Why we leave forums alone Now wait a second, Pardon me for taking a touch of offense, but slamming my product without empirical evidence is really inappropriate. If you want to motor at full speed across an ocean, my product is simply not for you, neither is a sailboat. I did not advertise...
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    Electric Propulsion tractor pull challenge....

    Sure Paul, You can achieve anywhere from 200w to 400w. There is a degree of "black art" in the matter due to the state of charge of the batteries and due to the differences of water pushing over the propeller. The first 80% of charge should occur quickly and the reminder takes quite a bit of...
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    Electric Propulsion tractor pull challenge....

    Bingo! I found this exact same problem! When I became involved in Electric propulsion I wanted to repair my Ranger 37....I was quoted 30k for parts on a 1973 vessel. This was abhorrent. You can repower a vessel, including all parts and batteries for under $7k with our systems, a price not...
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    Electric Propulsion tractor pull challenge....

    Ok...I normally leave all the forums alone but I keep reading ridiculous but forceful rants about comparing horsepower in engines to electric motors. Horsepower is simply meaningless to actual useful power. 33,000ft-lbs./minute applied to a prop (a single horsepower) would tend to create...
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    Hey Mark F -- SolidNav???

    Thank you guys very much for your input! I am glad that you are enjoying your motors and data collection on nearly identical hulls with different prop dimensions has been invaluable. I own a 27 and have found them to be some of the finest built production boats on the market. It's a good...
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