Torqeedo

[Bouba]

Yes but, if I understand him correctly, I think Bouba is saying that even with the motor latched up, the drive pod was still below the bottom of his dinghy so that if he pulled it up a beach the drive pod dragged on the ground.

Plus it just seemed to handle badly. Until I raised the transom height, I actually regretted buying the Torqeedo. But it handled like a dream after

 

[Poignard]

Plus it just seemed to handle badly. Until I raised the transom height, I actually regretted buying the Torqeedo. But it handled like a dream after

OK. You know what you've got to do now. Please go and measure the height of your transom.

 

[Poignard]

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Is Highfield the name of your boat? I don't care but it's just that there was a bailiff making enquiries . .

Ah, I see it isn't. That's the make of your inflatable. The name of your motor yacht is: ????????

Oh you've scratched it out!

 

[Poey50]

Yes but, if I understand him correctly, I think Bouba is saying that even with the motor latched up, the drive pod was still below the bottom of his dinghy so that if he pulled it up a beach the drive pod dragged on the ground.

Ah OK .. I hadn't understood that. Ours is fortunately well clear when tilted.

 

[Poignard]

Ah OK .. I hadn't understood that. Ours is fortunately well clear when tilted.

Guess what I'm going to ask you now!

What is the height of your transom, please?

 

[Poey50]

Guess what I'm going to ask you now!
What is the height of your transom, please?

Unfortunately I'm not able to check for a couple of weeks. The best I can do is a photo which might help ... a bit. Let me dig it out.

 

[Poignard]

Unfortunately I'm not able to check for a couple of weeks. The best I can do is a photo which might help ... a bit. Let me dig it out.

Thanks but don't put yourself to any trouble. If you could let me know the make and model number I can probably find the information online.

 

[Poey50]

Unfortunately I'm not able to check for a couple of weeks. The best I can do is a photo which might help ... a bit. Let me dig it out.

This is a 2.3m inflatable which I think uses 37cm tubes. (But I can't swear to it.) The top of the transom is a little higher than the tubes 3-5cms so around 40cms is my best guess.

 

[Poignard]

This is a 2.3m inflatable which I think uses 37cm tubes. (But I can't swear to it.) The top of the transom is a little higher than the tubes 3-5cms so around 40cms is my best guess.

That's well clear of the pebbles. Thanks.

 

[RupertW]

That's well clear of the pebbles. Thanks.

And that picture shows what has baffled me for this thread - just how low would a transom have to be before you’d drag on pebbles when tilted at that angle - it looks like it would have to be almost submerged?

 

[Aeolus]

Has any other Torqeedo 1103 owner found it necessary to raise their inflatable dinghy's transom as Bouba has done? See post #19

I have BIC 245 hard dinghy which admittedly does have a low freeboard. I found that I needed to raise the transom by approx 20cm - mainly to enable the motor to tip up enough so that the bottom end was clear of the ground when out of the water. Edit: that was with the 1003 I used to have

 

[penfold]

Yes but, if I understand him correctly, I think Bouba is saying that even with the motor latched up, the drive pod was still below the bottom of his dinghy so that if he pulled it up a beach the drive pod dragged on the ground.

That's not 'needing a larger prop because it's electric', that's carp design.

 

[Bouba]

OK. You know what you've got to do now. Please go and measure the height of your transom.

Ok so my transom goes to a V keel


The height from the very bottom of the V to the top of the transom gunnel is 45cm (including the extension I added) this I found to be the perfect height
The extension I added is 4.5cm high
Please let me know if that wasn’t clear ?

 

[Poignard]

Ok so my transom goes to a V keel


The height from the very bottom of the V to the top of the transom gunnel is 45cm (including the extension I added) this I found to be the perfect height
The extension I added is 4.5cm high
Please let me know if that wasn’t clear ?

Thanks Boobs. Very helpfull.

 

[dolabriform]

I guess the major question is not 'how tall is the transom' but "how high is the top of it from the waterline"?

 

[mattonthesea]

Agree with all the previous plus and minus comments and:
we discovered that a standard 12 volt lead will charge at about 2% per hour which, for us, equates to about 3 hours charging per trip ashore.

the throttle twists both ways; being used to a bike throttle I often get confused and rev when meaning to idle; and reverse to start! I'm getting better, honest!

Easy to cross thread the power plug.

Wish I'd got one years ago.

 

[Poignard]

Agree with all the previous plus and minus comments and:
we discovered that a standard 12 volt lead will charge at about 2% per hour which, for us, equates to about 3 hours charging per trip ashore.

the throttle twists both ways; being used to a bike throttle I often get confused and rev when meaning to idle; and reverse to start! I'm getting better, honest!

Easy to cross thread the power plug.

Wish I'd got one years ago.

Just looking at the instruction book (I haven't tried my Torqeedo yet) I see that you have to put a locking pin in before using reverse. Presumably it will kick up without it.

 

[Bouba]

Just looking at the instruction book (I haven't tried my Torqeedo yet) I see that you have to put a locking pin in before using reverse. Presumably it will kick up without it.

Oh yes it does?