07-06-2004, 11:47 AM
[cool][blue][size 1]Hey Jed, do you want that big electric for fishing or to tow your wife on water skis?[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]With an 11 foot craft, it will take a bit of power to move you upon the waters. And if you get hit by wind, you will appreciate every pound of thrust you can get.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]T2 gave good advice. I would add that most of the motor manufacturers include recommendations for the size and type battery that will work best with their product. Some will also have tables for expected performance at specific levels of operation.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]One of the major considerations, as suggested by T2, is the choice of battery. Be sure to get a good deep cycle marine battery. If you try to save by buying a lesser battery, you will buy two or three of those in the same time the better battery would still be going strong.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]There is a wealth of info available online these days. If you go to the website for the manufacturer of the motor you are looking at, you can probably find all you need to know. You might also want to simply plug in the make and model of the motor in a search engine and see what is available there. Anymore, some of the websites on specific products are product reviews, with input from buyers of the products, or at least rating them as compared to other models. Let us know if you want any help along those lines, when you narrow down your choices.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]With an 11 foot craft, it will take a bit of power to move you upon the waters. And if you get hit by wind, you will appreciate every pound of thrust you can get.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]T2 gave good advice. I would add that most of the motor manufacturers include recommendations for the size and type battery that will work best with their product. Some will also have tables for expected performance at specific levels of operation.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]One of the major considerations, as suggested by T2, is the choice of battery. Be sure to get a good deep cycle marine battery. If you try to save by buying a lesser battery, you will buy two or three of those in the same time the better battery would still be going strong.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]There is a wealth of info available online these days. If you go to the website for the manufacturer of the motor you are looking at, you can probably find all you need to know. You might also want to simply plug in the make and model of the motor in a search engine and see what is available there. Anymore, some of the websites on specific products are product reviews, with input from buyers of the products, or at least rating them as compared to other models. Let us know if you want any help along those lines, when you narrow down your choices.[/size][/#0000ff]
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