Spot what’s wrong

[labrador-guy]

Interesting, is the battery under the hood?  What  do you need water cooling for?   Do you want to sell those 15hp medallions?

dale

[Fastwin18]

joecb wrote:

fastwin18, that is a remarkable creation. Great work. Did you happen to use West System epoxy? If so, you should submit your project to their magazine ” Epoxyworks” … If you didn’t use their stuff, still worthwhile getting the West System magazine , its free and has lots of good “how too” info about epoxy and its uses. They would love your story…

check out “epoxyworks magazine”

Joe B

Thanks for the tip Joe. I did not use West system but I’ll give their magazine a closer look

[Fastwin18]

The battery is too big to fit under the hood. At the moment there’s only a new frame to keep the cowling face plate on, the engine speed controller (the black box) and the water pump. The speed controller can get quite hot when running at high power (above 3000 Watt) and needs cooling. I’m going for a test on the water today. If everything works as expected I will clean up the cables under the hood.

I think I’ll hang on to the medallions for now 🙂

[Mallett]

Looks great, neat job! Must turn a lot of heads when you on the water.

[Tubs]

With all that wood on there you might have trouble keeping your prop in the water.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[Bob Wight]

Fantastic piece of work!!

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20

“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
"Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."

[wek]

There is a place in Saugatuck Michigan, Retro Boat Rentals,  that has a fleet of vintage boats with old outboards that have been converted to electric power that they rent out.

https://retroboatrentals.com/

 

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