Recent content by forke

I take that back... you would still want an electric motor (not trolling) if speed was the factor, but cost and complexity go way up.

The best bang for your buck, by far, is a cheap 12v trolling motor. I have a Minn Kota C2 for my canoe and really like it. The nice thing about them is they're "dumb"... in that there are no sensitive electronics to be damaged if you over-volt it a bit. Just a few resistors for speed control...

An update with a little more data... I was not able to determine RPM in the water. The audio-based rpm app could not get a consistent reading. But here are the other readings I acquired. After I dumped all the water out I wished that I had adjusted the timing and tested for amp draw at various...

I did some testing with adjusting the timing of the motor. Now, these tests were NOT in the water, so I do not know if the results will transfer while under load. If someone has an easily reliable way of measuring rpms while in the water I may attempt that at some point. I was using an android...

I added the dc to dc step down converter for peace of mind. I'd prefer to be able to "crank" the throttle when needed and not worry about frying the motor. Looking forward to water testing, but that will be about a month away at my latitude. I added a lot of xt60 connectors to make each part of...

I am currently planning to put a trolling motor on my canoe, with the main goal of having maximum efficiency at a given, reasonable speed. Probably around 3.5mph. I will be using 6S LiPo batteries (that I use for ebikes) that will range roughly from 20v to 25.2v. I have a DC to DC converter...