Re: New dinghy and homebrew motor idea!

From: Thos. Westerman (thomasw@vanion.com)
Date: Mon Jan 24 2000 - 10:36:21 PST


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>Why not just go to Walmart and get an electrric outboard?
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Geoff,
I have a 30lb thrust minn-Kota electric, but batteries are such a
pain--heavy, and they wear down so quickly it seems--short range, plus
expensive to replace every couple of years... I have thought about putting
my 1500w portable generator aboard the dinghy to power my electric motor
and/or recharge the battery at the same time.... interesting thought eh?

Kind of reminds me of that new electric/gas hybrid Honda Car that gets
61/70 mpg!



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