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  1. DaveInRI

    Double-checking My Planned but Minimal Battery Upgrade

    Well, it was the plan(/hope), and why I went with this one over any of the others. I’m going to test it first before selling the 6hp, but it should get me 3+ knots (and a few hours of runtime) at full power (many more at half power) in fair weather no current on the 22, using a 100Ah 12v house...
  2. DaveInRI

    Double-checking My Planned but Minimal Battery Upgrade

    :) well, once I recognized there’s nothing like it on the market, noise or otherwise, as well suited for what I wanted to do, and that I’d be “stuck” with a 4stroke as backup without it, I knew I had to act fast. Plus, they sell out each spring and I didn’t want to miss out. I spent way too much...
  3. DaveInRI

    Double-checking My Planned but Minimal Battery Upgrade

    Lost the edit window... In case it comes up, the idea behind this was minimizing mixing of battery chemistry (and states of charge between lithium), and to not have the EP Carry, drawing off the house battery, then over-draw itself from the starter lead battery, which can't be kept up with via...
  4. DaveInRI

    Double-checking My Planned but Minimal Battery Upgrade

    I'm replacing my 6hp gas kicker with an EP Carry electric outboard, ordered just yestearday. This is basically a 270W highly efficient motor (motor/gear/prop/no seals = efficiency max), which matches a Torqueedo 603 in terms of propulsive power but using half the energy to do so, and with all...
  5. DaveInRI

    Add steering to existing 9.9 kicker plus add electric for dinghy, or remove and use electric for both?

    To Joe's credit, I feel I owe it to him to post an addendum to my earlier message, saying that he emailed again separately, realizing he missed the decibels between old vs new, to say "We don't have any numbers on something so specific. I'll try to get a video today that might be helpful for...
  6. DaveInRI

    Add steering to existing 9.9 kicker plus add electric for dinghy, or remove and use electric for both?

    That’s a good philosophy. I bought the EP Carry when you were writing this; our messages crossed (above). Now to live with it!
  7. DaveInRI

    Add steering to existing 9.9 kicker plus add electric for dinghy, or remove and use electric for both?

    Typo: you don’t add 2.5, you “get” that total. I started and stopped that message at various times and changed my tables at various times. Wish I could edit it.
  8. DaveInRI

    Add steering to existing 9.9 kicker plus add electric for dinghy, or remove and use electric for both?

    Purchased EP Carry sans battery, plus extra prop and 3ft cord extension. Shipping was $203 from WA to RI. Total out the door price (sans battery) $1860.80. Will get a little battery for dinghy use, try it on the big boat, and test it to see what size to get for kicker power. If it doesn't work...
  9. DaveInRI

    Add steering to existing 9.9 kicker plus add electric for dinghy, or remove and use electric for both?

    Turns out that while no, you can't use an external battery on the eLite motor, you CAN hook it up via a very efficient solar charger (with 12V battery option) for use as a range extender. One person I saw then added solar to that battery, but you need a big system for the solar to matter (and I...
  10. DaveInRI

    Add steering to existing 9.9 kicker plus add electric for dinghy, or remove and use electric for both?

    Some more data points: A brand new 6hp four stroke ($1700) AND an epropulsion eLite ($1300) would be $3000, covering all my bases except heavier loads as my boys grow, vs $2300 for the EP Carry with extra prop and battery cord for your own. A single 8hp EFI from Tohatsu/Mercury is $2500. Both of...
  11. DaveInRI

    Add steering to existing 9.9 kicker plus add electric for dinghy, or remove and use electric for both?

    Thanks, RobInWA. I spent an honest 8 hours today (and a few last night) learning everything I could about sub-3hp electric outboards (eg, Torqueedo Travel, ePropulsion eLite, and EP Carry), as well as what's available now vs what is still at "boat show only" stage. Now is not a good time to buy...
  12. DaveInRI

    Add steering to existing 9.9 kicker plus add electric for dinghy, or remove and use electric for both?

    Hi, Bob. In researching the Electric Paddle “brand”, I found a YouTube video where the owner compared his motor to others, broken out by categories: “elevated, purpose built platform motors” ( EP Carry; Ray Electric); “elevated gas conversion platforms” (Elco, Stealth Electric, Flux Marine...
  13. DaveInRI

    Add steering to existing 9.9 kicker plus add electric for dinghy, or remove and use electric for both?

    Bringing this back a bit. This week I bought the dinghy for our 22, a new Achilles LSI-290E air floor hypalon, 9.5', 77lbs (stated weight, haven't weighed.. or even opened the box). The c-dory roof is basically 8.5', but there's four of us (2 parents, 2 young boys), and so it's the best...
  14. DaveInRI

    Tohatsu 6hp SailPro

    Hi, CoorsCrusher. I recognized the name from another post about cockpit enclosures, which I'm having made at the moment on my own 22. Just in case it hasn't come up between that research and the motor repower (if it has, great), the single motor tilts up way further into the splashwell almost...
  15. DaveInRI

    13 ft Heavy Duty Kaboat

    Good morning, Bob. Do you happen to still have this hitch mount? I’m planning to get one of these davits (if for nothing else than a MOB tool for my small wife should I go plop, but also for an eventual dinghy, generator, coolers, etc— three persistent disc issues following a rear-ending many...
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    Transient slip in Bristol, RI 2025
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    Once

    2005 C-Dory 22 Cruiser based in Rhode Island
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