First trip with a loaded small dinghy using this electric motor. We hit 4mph.
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@ttnyny5 ай бұрын
Fun clip. and it gave me some insight into the Torqeedo 603. Thanks.
@bogamanz
5 ай бұрын
Thank you! We've been happy with the motor. The dingy is getting a little small as my daughter grows. I'm looking forward to trying this motor with a light weight flat stern canoe in the spring. I also use this motor on my Montgomery 15 sailboat.
@ttnyny
5 ай бұрын
@@bogamanz Thanks for your follow up, and, in particular, for mentioning that you use the 603 on your 15-ft. sailboat. I would be curious to hear your thoughts on the 603 in that role, especially in fighting tides / currents, and in runtime. I am at this moment trying to decide on an electric outboard to use with my (new-to-me) 1996 Trinka 12, a 12-foot fiberglass sailing dinghy (displacement 225 lbs., manufacturer rated at 2 hp). I think it's down to the 603 or a still smaller and lighter outboard called the EP Carry. The company that makes the EP Carry claims that by design (like a high aspect ratio prop) and efficiency, it delivers more power than the 603 despite having half the power measured in watts. Seems hard to believe but some people seem to swear by the EP. And I do prefer aspects of its design, which uses an external, non-proprietary battery, and the lower weight is also attractive on a 225-lb. hull. (A third choice might be the Torqeedo 903 (2.5 hp equiv.) which has now replaced the 603.) We are still early in the age of electric outboards and it's hard to have a sense solely via the Internet just how two motors compare or how a given motor will perform on a given boat.
@bogamanz
5 ай бұрын
@@ttnyny I also have a Honda 2.3. It is loud and sometimes fussy, but can run all day with enough fuel. I think your boat can plane, so your experience will be different from my displacement boats. I don't care about more power, 2 HP or 2.3 HP can get either boat to hull speed. The difference is the gas motor is noisy, but can push against current/wind for hours. The electric motor is better for getting out of tight spots and has plenty of power for a short period. It starts instantly and doesn't stall. I don't have to clean or replace the carburetor all the time either. It is more pleasant to use especially when motor-sailing. I can slowly charge the battery off my boat's powerful 12V battery bank. Without looking into it, I have a hard time believing that more power/lower watt spec, but have heard the 603 is optimized for lower speeds. Using the speed calculator on the EP Cary site, I would have only hit 3mph on my 8foot inflatable with the load seen in this video. I claim to hit 4mph, but the GPS display on the motor shows 3.7 at one point in the video with a range of about 5 miles (so the stock battery would go about 2.5 miles at this speed).
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Fun clip. and it gave me some insight into the Torqeedo 603. Thanks.
@bogamanz
5 ай бұрын
Thank you! We've been happy with the motor. The dingy is getting a little small as my daughter grows. I'm looking forward to trying this motor with a light weight flat stern canoe in the spring. I also use this motor on my Montgomery 15 sailboat.
@ttnyny
5 ай бұрын
@@bogamanz Thanks for your follow up, and, in particular, for mentioning that you use the 603 on your 15-ft. sailboat. I would be curious to hear your thoughts on the 603 in that role, especially in fighting tides / currents, and in runtime. I am at this moment trying to decide on an electric outboard to use with my (new-to-me) 1996 Trinka 12, a 12-foot fiberglass sailing dinghy (displacement 225 lbs., manufacturer rated at 2 hp). I think it's down to the 603 or a still smaller and lighter outboard called the EP Carry. The company that makes the EP Carry claims that by design (like a high aspect ratio prop) and efficiency, it delivers more power than the 603 despite having half the power measured in watts. Seems hard to believe but some people seem to swear by the EP. And I do prefer aspects of its design, which uses an external, non-proprietary battery, and the lower weight is also attractive on a 225-lb. hull. (A third choice might be the Torqeedo 903 (2.5 hp equiv.) which has now replaced the 603.) We are still early in the age of electric outboards and it's hard to have a sense solely via the Internet just how two motors compare or how a given motor will perform on a given boat.
@bogamanz
5 ай бұрын
@@ttnyny I also have a Honda 2.3. It is loud and sometimes fussy, but can run all day with enough fuel. I think your boat can plane, so your experience will be different from my displacement boats. I don't care about more power, 2 HP or 2.3 HP can get either boat to hull speed. The difference is the gas motor is noisy, but can push against current/wind for hours. The electric motor is better for getting out of tight spots and has plenty of power for a short period. It starts instantly and doesn't stall. I don't have to clean or replace the carburetor all the time either. It is more pleasant to use especially when motor-sailing. I can slowly charge the battery off my boat's powerful 12V battery bank. Without looking into it, I have a hard time believing that more power/lower watt spec, but have heard the 603 is optimized for lower speeds. Using the speed calculator on the EP Cary site, I would have only hit 3mph on my 8foot inflatable with the load seen in this video. I claim to hit 4mph, but the GPS display on the motor shows 3.7 at one point in the video with a range of about 5 miles (so the stock battery would go about 2.5 miles at this speed).