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South of Heaven
Joined: 15 Aug 2015 Posts: 1459 City/Region: Sharon
State or Province: MA
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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Aurelia wrote: | Yep, 32k per battery at 560lbs each plus the 24k for the motor and controls and they only provide 35 minutes of full throttle runtime each so we would want more than one.
Two batteries plus motor = 88k and a big no way for our boating style |
Oh, wow! I was way off! Ill shut up then and go back to my corner. Carry on. Lol! _________________ <><><> Jason <><><>
2005 Silverton 35 Motoryacht (Twin 385 Crusaders) (SOLD 6/20)
2000 Camano 31 Troll (Volvo TAMD41p) (SOLD 2/19)
2007 C Dory 25' Cruiser (200 hp Suzuki, sold 7/17)
2003 C Dory 19' Angler (80 hp Yamaha, sold 7/16)
1995 C Dory 16' Angler (40 hp Yamaha, sold 2/16) |
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Jazzmanic
Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 2231 City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:23 am Post subject: |
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Mike is right Greg, I really liked the 2016 Suzuki we bought. The biggest reason being the much lighter weight than the previous versions (75 lbs!) not to mention the fact that the dissimilar metal plug issue was corrected long ago, 2009 I believe. The lower weight was due to the fact that the block on the 90hp is now smaller than the previous models. It would probably be perfect for your CD19. I can't speak to the Honda but I'm sure that would work well too. Mike makes a good point about the controls. Good luck in your decision.
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Aurelia
Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Posts: 2331 City/Region: Gig Harbor
State or Province: WA
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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We are headed down to Sportcraft tomorrow to work out the details but I have still not decided which motor. They have both in stock so we will talk it out down there.
I am leaning toward the Suzuki because of various "quieter" comments in reviews, a bit less weight, offset crankshaft moves that weight a bit more forward, and gear ratio is more favorable to our relatively heavy/short load.
The Honda has more charging amps and that is tempting on it's own. And it is likely as quiet as what we are used to and still lighter than what we have.
But I did just build a 100watt solar flex panel for portable use with charge controller and flexible connection methods so maybe the added charging of the Honda is a little less of a draw. We plan to use the added panel for trips where we move little but stay long.
On our battery monitor, we only see about 6-8 amps of charge coming from our current motor and it actually puts out amps a little better from 1-2k RPM than it does at higher revs. It will be nice to see 3-5 times that amount of charge coming out of a future motor.
We did two slow and long cruising days last summer solely for more charging time in the remote areas we traveled and the warm temps that caused the freezer to run pretty steady. 9 days and no shore power used.
Thanks for all the guidance folks and please add more if you have any.
Greg _________________ Greg, Cindie & Aven
Gig Harbor
Aurelia - 25 Cruiser sold 2012
Ari - 19 Cruiser sold 2023
currently exploring with "Lia", 17 ft Bullfrog Supersport Pilothouse |
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Aurelia
Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Posts: 2331 City/Region: Gig Harbor
State or Province: WA
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Salmon Fisher
Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 809 City/Region: Arlington
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Kim Christine
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Nice looking motor and you saved some $$ in OR! _________________ Patrick and Kim Walker
2004 25 Cruiser-Present
2000 22 Cruiser 2009-2014 (Sold)
2006 25 Cruiser 2014-2019 (Sold)
1985 22 Classic -2019 (Sold)
1991 19 Arima Sea Ranger-2019-2021 (Sold)
2015 27 Ranger Tug-2019-2023 (Sold)
1987 22 Cruiser -2021-2023 (Sold)
Honey, this REALLY will be my last boat, honest! |
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Aurelia
Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Posts: 2331 City/Region: Gig Harbor
State or Province: WA
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Not just the tax savings. They beat a local dealer by about a grand as well.
Greg |
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