33 lbs Electro engine.

[hondathomas]

Hi everyone,

I want to buy a small rubberboat with an electro engine because i'm going to croatia this summer. I want an electro engine because it doesn't need a lot of maintenance. We can buy a 33 LBS electro engine but we have got a question. How can i convert LBS to Horse Power? We need quite a lot of power because there are waves in Croatia and we don't want to stay were we are.

thank you,
Thomas

[codprawn]

Don't bother. By the time you have added batteries and a way of charging them they are a lot more expensive and a lot more hassle.

Prob the best electric outboard is the Torqeedo - they are good but very expensive and range is still limited.

http://www.torqeedo.com/en/hn/home.html

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...=Torqeedo&aq=f

I would still go for a small outboard - say 6hp or similar.

[uncle al]

as a rule of thumb 17 lbs of thrust = 1hp