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06-14-2007, 12:25 PM
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bought another electric motor (trolling)
Someone was selling a used 17 lb thrust Minnkota like this for $30. Couldn't stop myself...
I don't fish, but there's no shortage of boats (& batteries) around here to play with this.
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06-14-2007, 12:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Someone was selling a used 17 lb thrust Minnkota like this for $30. Couldn't stop myself...
I don't fish, but there's no shortage of boats (& batteries) around here to play with this. |
Put it in the forkenswift :P |
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06-14-2007, 02:12 PM
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The Right Lane Rollers!
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Make a hybrid pedal powered boat!
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06-14-2007, 02:25 PM
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I should be WORKING now
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You know I want to... Sigh.
So.. many... projects... Must FO..CUS..!
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06-14-2007, 03:08 PM
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Tuggin at the surly bonds
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How 'bout a for-canoe? Forken-ewe? 
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06-14-2007, 03:24 PM
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*shrug*
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06-14-2007, 05:28 PM
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The Right Lane Rollers!
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Regular pedal boats with the paddle wheels seem really inefficient. If the generator had some gearing then you could adjust the pedaling speed and effort to whatever you wanted...
Anyway, I know you have other priorities. I just think it's cool that you might find an innovative use for the little boat motor.
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06-16-2007, 06:36 PM
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I've got the motor and the canoe.
Now what do I do?
Maybe I should put the new bike in the canoe.
Actually I thought that this motor might run hot if not immersed in cold water. I bought one too.
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06-16-2007, 06:52 PM
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yeah they are water cooled, not very efficient and have brushes that eventually wear out and carbon up the insides like crazy. I was working with eCycle a few years ago redesigning a brushless version for Johnson that never took off.
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06-18-2007, 09:27 AM
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Made a "tri-brid" this weekend (wind/gas/electric)
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06-18-2007, 09:34 AM
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How much do these usually cost?
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Used? I checked a few eBay auctions and saw $30-$60 for this type of motor. Plus shipping.
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07-08-2007, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Silveredwings
How 'bout a for-canoe? Forken-ewe? |
Guess what I tried this weekend?
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07-19-2007, 09:06 PM
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May I present....
The Forkanoe (or whatever SW dubbed it ).
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07-19-2007, 09:36 PM
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Dope!  How fast can you two go together?
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I think if i could get that type of FE i would have no problem driving a dildo shaped car.
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07-19-2007, 09:45 PM
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Not really sure. I'm kind of hypermiling it.
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07-20-2007, 06:01 AM
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Tuggin at the surly bonds
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That's pertty cool.
I'm not sure but $30 - $60 would probably be less than registeration and taxes in MA. 
Still, It'd be nice to have on my canoe on this lake.
...or maybe I should put one on my Force5 as a generator and charge up the battery (yes, that's assuming I make the huge sacrifice of sailing all day) 
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07-20-2007, 06:04 AM
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Tuggin at the surly bonds
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On the high setting, it goes faster than I could paddle! Doesn't quite get up and plane |
Maybe with 4 of 'em?
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07-22-2007, 10:00 PM
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Would you seriously have to register an electric canoe?
I went for a long (maybe 10 km) solo canoe trip across the lake to a hiking trail today. Used the motor about half the trip.
Power storage courtesy of 2 of the junky floodies the forklift company donated. Biggest downside: weight. Those 2 batteries weigh more than the canoe!
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07-25-2007, 08:58 AM
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Yes, but they are nice when they are working with a head wind.
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Would you seriously have to register an electric canoe?
I went for a long (maybe 10 km) solo canoe trip across the lake to a hiking trail today. Used the motor about half the trip.
Power storage courtesy of 2 of the junky floodies the forklift company donated. Biggest downside: weight. Those 2 batteries weigh more than the canoe!
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08-12-2007, 07:31 PM
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Got this on ebay for $10, (paid twice that in shipping).
We were paddling the squareback canoe last weekend and trying to fish in a breeze, wasn't working too well.
Also, I too am looking for any excuse to say I have an electric only vehicle I came pretty close to doing the gomi bike. The wife would have KILLED me if I brought a motorcycle home though, money aside...
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08-12-2007, 09:07 PM
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Yeah, breezy conditions made for interesting times with mine too.
What's the rating on your motor? Thrust lbs? Looks similar to mine in size.
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08-12-2007, 10:42 PM
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I'm guessing 10lbs, top speed won't be much but it should run for a while even without many speeds to choose from. Might get interesting if I take the canoe on the metro then use the metro battery to run the canoe, i.e. park on a large hill and cross fingers |
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08-13-2007, 05:53 AM
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Well considering I ran mine almost exclusively on the lowest power setting (1 out of 4, where 4 = 17 lbs), I'm guessing it was delivering probably more like 5 lbs.
Unfortunately, I don't have a boat suitable to use it now. The canoe I used it on came with the cottage we rented in July.
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08-13-2007, 12:33 PM
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Forgot to mention that I did a rough calculation of top speed on flat water with no wind, and it was something around 8 km/h (5 mph).
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08-24-2007, 08:35 AM
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The gas motor on the 24 foot sailboat that I race on gave up the ghost on Tuesday, so I brought down the Minn Kota and the old starting batt from the ForkenSwift for last night's race.
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