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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone have experience with electric boat motors? Reply with quote

skills@eurocarsplus wrote:
andrew you're such a letdown.

i figured you'd have 1.8t'd this thing Very Happy

great work as always. that boat is killer! kid looks pretty happy too!


Thanks Skills! You kid but I was actually very close to trying to duplicate the old VW powered “water bug” boat and using a Vanagon engine.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 5:52 am    Post subject: Re: Anyone have experience with electric boat motors? Reply with quote

The boat is working well. I rigged up a boat trailer winch to pull the boat right into the back of the van.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:56 am    Post subject: Re: Anyone have experience with electric boat motors? Reply with quote

Holy crap! I can't believe how fast it goes! What is your top speed?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:09 am    Post subject: Re: Anyone have experience with electric boat motors? Reply with quote

Big Bull Shooter wrote:
Holy crap! I can't believe how fast it goes! What is your top speed?



15.5mph, plenty fast for this little boat.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone have experience with electric boat motors? Reply with quote

I managed to get a last minute camping/fishing trip in last week with a couple of my co-workers at Maligne Lake. The fishing and weather was better than I was expecting!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 5:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone have experience with electric boat motors? Reply with quote

My boat is on group 29 RV batteries, And they are heavy. I have been waiting for these lighter & more powerful batteries to come along for a reasonable price.

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The boat is working well. I rigged up a boat trailer winch to pull the boat right into the back of the van. . . .


What a terrific project boat! And it fits in the van! I have always wanted to build a small wooden boat & I am really jealous. I am so impressed I’m not gonna pollute this thread with pictures of my old beater electric boat. I’ll make an OT of my own while I wait for fishing season.

Thank you for posting all the photos and the description thoughout.
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