[Sentoa] Electric Outboard Motor

[Joel Truher]

I was also concerned about corroding the battery contacts, but this
hasn't been a problem at all.

re: theft, I think if you remove the battery and lock the clamp screws
together, you'll be fine.

re: a lift, I didn't want the complexity and weight of a lift, so I
chose a very light dinghy, the Redcrest, which is under 50 lbs.  I
just pick it up by the painter and set it on the boat deck.  When I
want to use the boat deck, I can fit the dinghy on the pilothouse
roof.  For my purpose, which is just tooling around the harbor with
two adults and two kids, a tiny light one works great.  You'd need a
bigger dinghy if you wanted to go faster or carry more than 800 lbs,
but I never do.


Joel

NT37/176 Beach House



On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:24 AM, jean chapman <jeannieii2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> We also have an eight foot Avon dinghy and are thinking about the electric
> motor from West Marine.  The instruction book has some dire warnings about
> salt water.  Has anyone had any problems?   We like the idea of not carrying
> extra gas and the weight of the electric motor. We are also not big at
> anchoring.  Our thoughts are to take off the power head off and place it
> inside when we leave the dink out at night.  The rest of the unit would be
> chained.  Not sure if that would stop the theft.
>
> Also, what kind of lift is everyone using?  Weavers off the back look good.
> However, backing into a slip would be tricky, plus your vision is blocked.
> A small crane is nice, but expensive and tricky to put on?  Any
> experiences?  Any thoughts?
>
> Blue Eyes
> NT 37 - 163
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sentoa mailing list
> Sentoa at lists.samurai.com
> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/sentoa
>
>