Peter has an article up about his Electric Quick Canoe.
A simple cargo canoe that builds in a couple of weekends
It turned out quite well!
I can see advantages to the standard seats in terms of keeping the crew low in the boat and the structure more rigid. And if you want moulded seats finding ones that will fit on the designed seats.
The ones Peter used don’t support and stiffen the sides of the boat. Probably recommend two spreader bars about 3ft (900mm) or more apart either side of the middle of the boat if using this style of seat.
He also shows some nice mods to move the throttle arrangement of the electric outboard / electric trolling motor.
But it looks really good doesn’t it! And it is about the fastest build cargo canoe there is.
can you send me plans of this canoe with it pointed at both ends, no flat end? I want to paddle it, no electric motor.
Hi Alan and welcome,
I’ve read some of the information about your native American culture classes. Very Nice, Sir!
The plans for the regular canoe are here
Hi Michael,
I only have some rough numbers. I have 1 x 80AH battery and a little 18 lbs motor that really only does about 2-3km/hr with 2 people and 1 dog (yes I can paddle faster). It does seem to go a lot faster with just me in it but I don’t have any numbers. I’m guessing twice that speed. It runs for about 3 hours before it starts slowing down.
A more powerful motor would kill the battery as the nominal 80AH rating is typically based on a 4 amp draw. When you start drawing 30+ Amps from a larger motor its going to go flat in no time. You can get around this to some extent with 2 batteries in parallel but then its getting heavy and cumbersome. This is why I’m sticking with the current setup.
Cheers
Peter
Cool! That will help a lot of people.
MIK
Hi,
These pictures were taken on Woronora river near Sydney Australia. There are more pics and details available here:-
http://www.peter-caspari.com/breakfast
Cheers
Peter
Hi Peter,
Thanks for dropping by! Do you have any updates on speed/range for the batteries and motor fitted. This info is really hard to find on the web. So anything is useful!!!
Cheers
Michael
Looks great! I love the motor set up; I’d like to see more pictures. I left the seats out of mine, too, preferring to kneel when paddling and sit on my but when motoring. And when sailing we’re ready for anything! But I miss the stiffness that seats would provide, especially when sailing, with the pressure on the leeboard. Where were these pictures taken?