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terry1956
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Hi out there. I have a large wooden sailing boat 4 foot long. It would be nice if I could fit an external electric motor to the hull in case of an emergency. I remember seeing years back a suitable motor but have lost the details. Can anyone point me in the right direction to purchase an easy too fit external motor. Here in the uk. Thanks.
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Hi Mate, I have a victoria sailing boat I love sailing and I have 5 motor powered boats and I love motors but the two may not work on your 4 ft yacht , be careful ,if it works let me know and send a us a picture, Phil
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June 15, 2021, 01:55:46 am »
Do you mean something like these (see pic). My main concern would be drag. I would be inclined to place it somewhere next to (in line fore/aft) with the keel fin if you have one. Otherwise it may affect the balance of lee/weather helm handling. I don't know but I would experiment placement, before I tried to wire one in.
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June 15, 2021, 06:50:34 pm »
Crikey, those Playmobil motors haven't changed since I was a kid! I had a QE2 with the fitting on the bottom of the hull and a speed boat that took three of them. And they came with suction cups so you could use them with any boat with a flat bottom.
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Thanks chaps.
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