No, we haven't forgotten about you. We've had to do a bit of necessary repair work on our cockpit enclosure (winter coming on) and have had to move our storage from the Marina building basement to a private storage facility further ashore (they're doing some renovations and we're kinda in the way).
Last week, we got the support lines replaced with chain and rerouted our wiring to connect the motor. We booted up the sysem, turned the rheostat and, low and behold it turned. It turned both forward and back. We were ecstatic. . . .
. . .or were until the NEW motor controller--from the same company--went *pop* fizzzzzzz and quit.
I checked the motor load and our wiring, and that doesn't appear to be the problem. I just think the stats provided with these cheap Chinese controllers really don't match their capabilities. So we're in process of getting and installing a more robust unit. As soon as the current ice storm is over, we'll give it a go and give you a full report.
Winter finally caught up with us today: snow and ice and rain. We were bright enough to do our shopping yesterday so we have a day hunkered down in the boat, drinking tea, doing artwork, writing, and in general, having a quiet day of it.
In coming days we'll be testing the new motor controller, installing an electric water pump for the galley (finally giving up on these crappy marine galley pumps....they either seem to be utter plastic junk or way more than we can afford), and doing a review on our flexoglass wheelhouse enclosure at a year of use, wind, and sun exposure, so stay tuned.
More very shortly.
Brrrrrr
M
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| The wheel is in place, at the proper depth, and wired in. |
. . .or were until the NEW motor controller--from the same company--went *pop* fizzzzzzz and quit.
I checked the motor load and our wiring, and that doesn't appear to be the problem. I just think the stats provided with these cheap Chinese controllers really don't match their capabilities. So we're in process of getting and installing a more robust unit. As soon as the current ice storm is over, we'll give it a go and give you a full report.
Winter finally caught up with us today: snow and ice and rain. We were bright enough to do our shopping yesterday so we have a day hunkered down in the boat, drinking tea, doing artwork, writing, and in general, having a quiet day of it.
In coming days we'll be testing the new motor controller, installing an electric water pump for the galley (finally giving up on these crappy marine galley pumps....they either seem to be utter plastic junk or way more than we can afford), and doing a review on our flexoglass wheelhouse enclosure at a year of use, wind, and sun exposure, so stay tuned.
More very shortly.
Brrrrrr
M
Just got around to re-reading your earlier posts. The paddle wheel has come a very long ways since your first design considerations. you'll have to do a before, during, and after comparison at some point.
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