NEW Florida Fast Electric Club

[highndry]

Lets go with new years day...sounds like we have Bill & Chris so far, Hugh is outa town but he will be in..need a head count for food etc....

[richt]

are you going to be runing on new years day?

[sailr]

Mike, My son Todd and I will come over and have lunch but not running. Family in town. No time to get anything ready. Not sure just when I can get around on the knee.

[sailr]

Scott, that would be a BIG help. You can call me and I'll give you directions. I have a Dr.'s appointment at 10a.m. so may not be in from about 9-noon.

Jim, Ive got to go to Brandon next week, probably Monday afternoon... I may be able to swing your way afterwards and grab it and take it to wherever it needs to go in Pinellas?

[bill34207]

are you going to be runing on new years day?

We're talking about having an un-official run/cookout up at highndry's place on New Years day. That's not Ackerman Park though. We should be there again on Jan 9th.

I think you're somewhere up around Clearwater aren't you Mike? I've never been there so you'll have to put up some directions sometimes between now and then. I may have found us a "loaner" trolling motor from one of the guys I work with too. Emphasis here on "may have". Don't count on it until I have it in my hands.

[sailr]

Mike (HighNDry) place is in Land O' Lakes. Take I-75 North to State Road 56. Go west to U.S. 41. Go north to Bell Lake Road. Turn right. Turn right on Lake Padgett Drive. Follow all the way to the end. Mike's house is next to last on the left!

[sailr]

A loaner motor would be good. I'm not sure these little Minkota trollers are worth owning. This is the second one to crap out. Probably only used a total of maybe 15 times! This latest one used about 5 times.

The treasury is pretty bleak right now. If anybody runs across a really cheap deal on a really good trolling motor, maybe we should consider it?

[bill34207]

The huy who volunteered the loaner (he's an avid fisherman) also volunteered telling me why we were burning them up. Trolling motors don't like being run at full throttle (where we run them) since they were designed to move slowly.

Maybe we should get one of those big monster outrunners from hobby king and find a way to use it.

[tiqueman]

The huy who volunteered the loaner (he's an avid fisherman) also volunteered telling me why we were burning them up. Trolling motors don't like being run at full throttle (where we run them) since they were designed to move slowly.

Maybe we should get one of those big monster outrunners from hobby king and find a way to use it.

I dont know about that... I had a 18' flats boat w/ a trolling motor hanging off the front for 7 years... I ran the hell out of that thing and not once did the motor itself ever give me a lic of trouble. The throttle control, thats a different story. I think I replaced it 4 or 5 times. Thats pulling a 1 ton boat at full throttle, not a 100lb dingy. Also quite a few of my friends are avid fisherman, 2 are professional guides in the area, they run the heck out of thiers as well. Im just no where near convinced its "how we run it". I dont feel any of us abuse it at all. And its only shorts bursts.. I often rest my hand on the top of the casing to see if its warm and it never is. Its not like we are cruising the mangrove lines for 3 hours....

Big outrunner....

[bill34207]

Oops. I mis spelled guy didn't I?
Chances are the one that was hanging on your flats boat wasn't one of the $115 specials like we're running. I'm sure the fishing guides aren't using them either. According to Gary (the guy) the trolling motor he actually uses on his rig could put our little jon boat on a high speed plane. Something like a 80 lb thrust that runs on 24 volts.

[bill34207]

Hey Ray are you lurking around out there? Haven't heard anything out of you in a couple of weeks now.

Larry's been kinda quiet the past few days as well. You guys OK out there.
Actually I got a good question for one of that might have done it before. I got the add on cap banks in but haven't attached them yet.
The one on the the esc are 1000 uf x3 for I giess 3000 uf. The etti's are 10 cap banks of 470 uf rated ones for a total of 4700. Is that going to work ok or will it release the magic smoke.

[obrien]

The first trolling motor ended up with water in it. I wouldn't blame that failure on the motor.

Mike, if my batteries ever show up, I will plan to be there on new years day.

[richt]

yes it did

[richt]

thanks and is a pleause meeting you all

[RCKong]

I'm going to look at a nice 40lb one for $75 tomorrow.