Electric Motor

Hi, I am looking for any advice as to how best install a Water Snake Electric motor to a 4.75m Quintrex Coast Runner?  I have purchased the optional mounting bracket.  Cheers, Mack

 

 

 

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Couple of rules

Wed, 2022-01-12 07:02

First I'm assuming it's a bow mount.

It will be a bit of a task putting it on your tub and hard to be definitive without seeing it in person.

I'll give you a couple of guidelines to go by.

1. They work best the closer to the center of the boat when deployed - Doesn't have to be perfect just as close as you can.

2. You don't want any part of it outside the line of your boat when stowed - It will hit the jetty

3. Looks like you will have to cut the bow rail as you want them sitting flat.

4. Battery  - 125 - 150 amp hour will last you most trips depending on the amount of speed you use. I ran twin 100Ah for around 6 hours of use.

5. If possible, make it removable for long drives. Biggest killer of them is road vibration to the circut board.

Anything else specific - let me know and I'll try to answer. 

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 Google is a great friend

Wed, 2022-01-12 08:55

 Google is a great friend when it comes to this sort of stuff. There could be many ways to mount it . Looks it up and go for the best option . 

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every action

Wed, 2022-01-12 09:13

every action has an equal and opposite reaction. so you put minni kouta on bow and hav outboord on stern then you crush you boat like can VB 

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 Find a Ali welder to put an

Wed, 2022-01-12 10:28

 Find a Ali welder to put an extra plate to 1 side of the bow, doesn't matter which side.like lefty said you'll have to cut 1  bow rail.

Or this mob in usa ' shuttleslide.com' do a mount so you don't need to get any Ali work.

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Looks like you'll have a

Wed, 2022-01-12 22:37

Looks like you'll have a prick of a time deploying it with limited access to the bow. Not even sure you have the room for it laid down when not deployed?

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Thank you

Tue, 2022-01-18 20:59

Thanks for the feedback.  

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 I made a mount etc for

Tue, 2022-01-18 21:15

 I made a mount etc for another member on the site, had to cut the bow rail but it did work. 

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