Why I trashed my electric motor..
It requires a battery to run. $$$
It requires a battery charger for Deep Cycle. $$$
The battery has to be 120 Amp or it will be worthless
The battery weighs in at 55# and I have to take it off boat to charge it.
The battery needs distilled water once a month. $
The battery cannot get wet.
The battery costs $169.00 and has to be replaced every year.
The battery will not retain full charge for more than 48 hrs.
Every time I take boat out I have to recharge battery day before
The battery loses 10% power after 15 mins
The electric motor will not power boat against wind and current. I have to motor and row!
The electric motor will not power boat at any worthwhile speed after 45 mins.
The motor and battery weigh in at a hefty 85#.
A gas engine weighs in @ 42# and will power boat against wind and tide.
I do not have to row.
I do not have to charge a battery
A gas engine is cheaper in the long run.
The ethanol scare is a plot by electric motor marketers
I know no one that has had problems directly attributable to ethanol
All the complaints about ethanol start with:
I have a friend whose neighbor..
I have an relative whose cousing best friends motor ... ethanol
Not one newer motor complaint starts with "My (brandname) motor was ruined by ethanol according to the manufacturer.
It requires a battery to run. $$$
It requires a battery charger for Deep Cycle. $$$
The battery has to be 120 Amp or it will be worthless
The battery weighs in at 55# and I have to take it off boat to charge it.
The battery needs distilled water once a month. $
The battery cannot get wet.
The battery costs $169.00 and has to be replaced every year.
The battery will not retain full charge for more than 48 hrs.
Every time I take boat out I have to recharge battery day before
The battery loses 10% power after 15 mins
The electric motor will not power boat against wind and current. I have to motor and row!
The electric motor will not power boat at any worthwhile speed after 45 mins.
The motor and battery weigh in at a hefty 85#.
A gas engine weighs in @ 42# and will power boat against wind and tide.
I do not have to row.
I do not have to charge a battery
A gas engine is cheaper in the long run.
The ethanol scare is a plot by electric motor marketers
I know no one that has had problems directly attributable to ethanol
All the complaints about ethanol start with:
I have a friend whose neighbor..
I have an relative whose cousing best friends motor ... ethanol
Not one newer motor complaint starts with "My (brandname) motor was ruined by ethanol according to the manufacturer.