[PSUBS-MAILIST] Group Help Request

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Hi Joe,

Thanks for doing this. I have a Minnkota 101 here that I can measure for you, but I also have some suggestions for your consideration.

Oil or air compensation are both easy and trouble free, so I really don't see much value-add in the magnetic coupling. Or in a hard case. Ditto reverse, my trolling motor thrusters with 13 years on them have yet to wear out the reverse washer, and it's not like I don't use reverse.

Where I do see real room for improvement is with props and nozzles. The stock props are very short pitched, so if you put several 101s on a small sub for main propulsion, I suspect you would not get the cruising speed that their combined horse power would otherwise achieve. In other words, it would be like putting a big engine in your car but only having first gear.

Emile shared with me that the nice kort on his stern thruster is off a diving scooter. I researched those briefly and indeed they're in the ballpark of trolling motor prop diameters, and some appear to be true korts. Since kort nozzles are hard to make, ID'ing one that's a good match would be really useful. While looking at scooters, I noticed some have variable pitch props. By variable I mean adjustable with tools, not adjustable underway. That could prove a big performance booster for our application.

In summary, I'd encourage a focus on the prop and nozzle, as I've found the standard seals and reverse to be perfectly satisfactory. My trolling motors leaked for the first time in 2012, after 12 years of use. I've left the oil in them for years at a time. When I finally serviced them last year, there were cheap rebuild kits readily available. 

Do you need the measurements of the inside bits too? 


Best,

Alec


> On Oct 27, 2013, at 8:29 AM, Joe Perkel <josephperkel at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> All Psubber Alert.
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> A handful of members in conversation off list are coming to the conclusion that perhaps a best solution to the thruster issues discussed, is to improve on what has been demonstrated to already be viable. That is Minn Kotas as demonstrated by Snoopy, Idabel, et al. Parts are readily available and inexpensive. Case in point here,.. http://www.northlandmarine.com/MinnKotaQuickRef.htm
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> Hank has graciously offered his efforts in modifying several he already has on hand, and I am willing to put in many hours of CAD work to come up with working drawings, with an eye on this armature in particular,.. http://www.northlandmarine.com/MinnKotaArmatureAssy92-100-216.htm
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> The goal would be to add a mag coupling, Kort nozzle, and true reversibility to a package that is compact, (4" dia) and field serviceable / replaceable. The end product result would be open source to the PSUB community.
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> Immediate problem that needs a solution.
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> I need a lot of information and detail in order to proceed. Particularly what I need is dimensioned section drawings of appropriately sized models. Unfortunately, Minn Kota does not make this information readily available as demonstrated here,... http://www.minnkotamotors.com/service/ascs.aspx
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> We need help accessing this information otherwise the effort is hobbled from the start. If anyone can help in this regard it would help tremendously. 
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> Joe
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