Here's a teaser for you!
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Re: Here's a teaser for you!
Bob That is awesome!!
Re: Here's a teaser for you!
OK, so it's installed!
Here it is retracted, tucked up under the belly:
And here it is extended. Note that the motor ends up below the bottom of the toons:
Here it is retracted, tucked up under the belly:
And here it is extended. Note that the motor ends up below the bottom of the toons:
2012 Tahoe 24' Fish-n-Fun Tritoon, with Mercury 115 HP 4-Stroke
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"Trine SS Cape" (Trying 2S Cape)
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Nice job Bob !
Carl & Suzi
07 Bennington 2275rl triton w/ strakes
150 Honda 15x15p Enertia prop
Power assisted steering
Denver, NC Lake Norman
Pleiku, Vietnam 1971
Agent Orange survivor (so far)
07 Bennington 2275rl triton w/ strakes
150 Honda 15x15p Enertia prop
Power assisted steering
Denver, NC Lake Norman
Pleiku, Vietnam 1971
Agent Orange survivor (so far)
Re: Here's a teaser for you!
What kind of controls are you using ? How do you know when it is turned correctly for retraction ? Is the accuator strong enough to hold it up with repeated bouncing on the rough water ? No I am not copying your design , I am not that ambitious .
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2012 South Bay 522 , Merc 115 4S, Mercury Spitfire 4 blade prop-13 pitch light 25 mph gps, 11 pitch heavy - Sold
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that looks awesome! So its fixed in that position and you use forward or reverse for left and right??? Next freaking millioniare!
Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
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94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
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94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
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Re: Here's a teaser for you!
Does it clear the guide ons when you launch or retrieve? It just looks very close. Either way, nice work.
Glenn
Glenn
2008 SunTracker Regency Party Barge 22 with lifting strakes
2008 Mercury 115 4 stroke
2008 Mercury 115 4 stroke
Re: Here's a teaser for you!
curtiscapk wrote:that looks awesome! So its fixed in that position and you use forward or reverse for left and right??? Next freaking millioniare!
My trolling motors never had a reverse, but Bob was an electrical engineer right ?
2014 Crest Classic 250 SLR2 , Mercury 300 Verado Pro , Mercury Enertia Prop
2012 South Bay 522 , Merc 115 4S, Mercury Spitfire 4 blade prop-13 pitch light 25 mph gps, 11 pitch heavy - Sold
2012 South Bay 522 , Merc 115 4S, Mercury Spitfire 4 blade prop-13 pitch light 25 mph gps, 11 pitch heavy - Sold
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You might as well get a machine shop up and running. This could be your third career!
2011 Bennington 2575RCW w/ ESP
F225 Yamaha
F225 Yamaha
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Actually, I'll be moving all the guide-ons to the other gap.
The actuator is rated for 200 pounds, so I think it'll handle everything I throw at it.
The actuator is rated for 200 pounds, so I think it'll handle everything I throw at it.
2012 Tahoe 24' Fish-n-Fun Tritoon, with Mercury 115 HP 4-Stroke
"Trine SS Cape" (Trying 2S Cape)
Add a battery: viewtopic.php?t=13546&p=105893#p105893
I'm not a liberal, but I play one on this site.
"Trine SS Cape" (Trying 2S Cape)
Add a battery: viewtopic.php?t=13546&p=105893#p105893
I'm not a liberal, but I play one on this site.
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Interestingly, the MK55EM controller just has a knob you rotate left for reverse, through right for forward, (or maybe the other way around) so it ends up working just like a steering wheel, when mounted on the dash.curtiscapk wrote:that looks awesome! So its fixed in that position and you use forward or reverse for left and right??? Next freaking millioniare!
2012 Tahoe 24' Fish-n-Fun Tritoon, with Mercury 115 HP 4-Stroke
"Trine SS Cape" (Trying 2S Cape)
Add a battery: viewtopic.php?t=13546&p=105893#p105893
I'm not a liberal, but I play one on this site.
"Trine SS Cape" (Trying 2S Cape)
Add a battery: viewtopic.php?t=13546&p=105893#p105893
I'm not a liberal, but I play one on this site.
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Actually, I did the whole arm control with a few headlight relays. If you shut off the main power switch to the boat, it still retracts the arm. You turn on the "Livewell" switch on the console, and it extends the arm, and enables the power to the Minn-kota motor controller. As soon as you start retracting, the Minn-kota controller is powered off, so no "spinning while retracting" issues.smoker62 wrote:What kind of controls are you using ? How do you know when it is turned correctly for retraction ? Is the accuator strong enough to hold it up with repeated bouncing on the rough water ? No I am not copying your design , I am not that ambitious .
2012 Tahoe 24' Fish-n-Fun Tritoon, with Mercury 115 HP 4-Stroke
"Trine SS Cape" (Trying 2S Cape)
Add a battery: viewtopic.php?t=13546&p=105893#p105893
I'm not a liberal, but I play one on this site.
"Trine SS Cape" (Trying 2S Cape)
Add a battery: viewtopic.php?t=13546&p=105893#p105893
I'm not a liberal, but I play one on this site.
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Nice job Bob.
Truman Lake
1986 24' Playcraft "The Georgia Peach"
1996 Evinrude 88 HP
14x11 Prop
1986 24' Playcraft "The Georgia Peach"
1996 Evinrude 88 HP
14x11 Prop
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Awesome azipod Bob! Good control scheme. It oughta make a great bow thruster for parallel parking! My problem is that I have no room left for such a goody, with the Power Ladder to port and to starboard the Power Anchor and Train HornBobG wrote: Actually, I did the whole arm control with a few headlight relays. If you shut off the main power switch to the boat, it still retracts the arm. You turn on the "Livewell" switch on the console, and it extends the arm, and enables the power to the Minn-kota motor controller. As soon as you start retracting, the Minn-kota controller is powered off, so no "spinning while retracting" issues.
Hmmm. Maybe I can set up an array of Estes rocket 'thrusters'
Good to see I'm not the only mad-scientist electrician around here. I'll have to post some of my Frankenstein band gear sometime. They used to call me Inspector Gadget
ToddBob
'Al the Mirthmaker' (The Third)
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Rainy Lake/Voyageurs National Park
International Falls, MN
'Al the Mirthmaker' (The Third)
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Rainy Lake/Voyageurs National Park
International Falls, MN
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we need a video of this baby in action. Please and thank you.
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2011 GMC Sierra 2500 HD SLT 4x4 Duramax
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