Electric motor for tinnie

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Re: Electric motor for tinnie

Post by Mustang38 » Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:35 am

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Re: Electric motor for tinnie

Post by purple5ive » Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:48 am

What do your elderly neighbors use the boat for?
Will they be happy to charge batteries everytime they use it?
The suggestion for a 2 stroke gets my vote . But it will be a bit fiddly to start in the colder mornings.

Bit of a tricky situation this one..

Any reason they cant just leave the motor on the boat?

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Re: Electric motor for tinnie

Post by Kennyboy » Sat Aug 31, 2019 7:46 pm

It would be interesting to compare the cost of transom mount electric and a decent sized lithium battery with charger vs some of the petrol options recommended here. Not knocking anyone, just wondering

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Re: Electric motor for tinnie

Post by Mustang38 » Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:26 am

They have a motor home and transport it behind it on top of a Suzuki. They travel round and when they stop they unload and have a cruise round. Pretty low key. I relayed the post yesterday and they are looking into smaller Honda this week.
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