Actually thinking of tinkering with one, an AC motor with direct drive with a coupling or pulley, mounted in top of head with a gear or belt drive to a down shaft to lower unit like on an outboard..... But would have motor on top out of water.

Kinda like this most annoying video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vnQOLIgUOy8 .......LOL

 

LMAO! This guy needs to move further away from the stink bait fumes
Angle Grinder...cut to the back of the boat
Angle Grinder...cut to the back of the boat
Angle Grinder...cut to the back of the boat
Angle Grinder...cut to the back of the boat
Angle Grinder...cut to the back of the boat

 

AC would be a little more dangerous!!!

 

I know a guy that took a AC motor and took a small outboard motor and took the block off and just hooked the AC motor to the motor shaft. Had it running off a generator and worked good.

 

Myth Busters did it also so they could use if for filming where it needed to be quiet but they ran theirs off a big battery pack that was removed from a electric car I do believe.

 

There was a guy at the worlds last year that had one.

 

it would be as simple as having a board built wouldn't it? they wouldn't be anymore dangerous, just throw a breaker if there was a issue.

 

Angle grinder...

 

Bowfishing market is too small for one of the major players to make one. It would however be revolutionary if someone did! 110v troller and 110v LED's would make a sick setup with a good generator, no batteries to worry about, no converters, less amperage, less heat, cheaper wiring etc

 

Powermax discovered that bowfishing wasn't too small for them i assume. When they came out with the bow fishing model. I don't think it would be that difficult for a manufacturer like minkota or motorguide to make.

I agree with you. im just playing devils advocate.

 

Powermax is a MUCH smaller company than MK or MG and the Bowfishing market was/is actually a decent portion of there business. Their products are also much cheaper and inherently cheaper to R&D and make modifications to support a customer base.

Don't get me wrong, I'd LOVE to have an AC trolling motor, but I just don't see it happening on a retail manufacturing basis unfortunately

 

With the push away from fossil fuel, I think there will be market for a hybrid outboard and troller.
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With the push away from fossil fuel, I think there will be market for a hybrid outboard and troller.

Electric vehicles make great sense because then we don't burn fossil fuels. Just plug em in and zero emissions. I love magical electricity.....so clean and pure. Lol

 

Hahaha love that video. Someone's been at sea too long!

 

My big motor is a pull start, so if I could get rid of the battery altogether, I would be all over that.

 

duh

 

I like my airboat, lol

 

Check this 1 out. It gets down pretty good

http://youtu.be/VzfYAeXTOUk

EDIT: Scratch that it's 48volt

 

Wouldn't mind being able so save on weight and money!

 

Kinda sounds like they guys running a genny to a converter to a set of batteries to run DC LEDs

I've often thought of this as well and think it would be a great idea. Again its going to take MK or MG to pony up for a small market. Maybe time for a new player to move in!

 

Don't know about other areas in the country but here in Pennsylvania and new Jersey we sure have a bunch of electric only lakes ranging in size from 20 acres right up to over 1000 acres. Could see some of trout trolling guys would be interested in it as well as bowfishing guys.

 

Yeah I don't think that would fly, running a genny on an electric only lake.

 

if it was an electric only lake they couldn't use a gas generator to power their trolling motor!

 

Yeah I don't think that would fly, running a genny on an electric only lake.

I've called and asked it only has to do with the boat motors. Most of the lakes it's to do with safety with speed and creating wakes causing erosion . I used a genny to run my lights with zero issues on these lakes and know one trout guy that is using a converter after I told him how to keep his troller charged for those all day trips

 

I've been working on this as a side project for a little while now. Between work, wife, new kid, jet jon, etc etc, there is a reason its been a side project for quite a while.... I also decided to go with a fan on the new boat so it got pushed to low priority. That being said, its something I still really want to do and I've put work into it already. Its actually going to be relatively simple to make, and it tentatively looks like it won't be disgustingly expensive either. I'm hoping I can get around to building it this summer.

 

It would be annoyingly loud but I think someone should put a prop on a weed eater and use that as a trolling motor :laugh:

 

And here you go!

 

I've always ran my genny on electric only lakes with no issues... And I would def be interested in a electric troller!

 

Wow, I was told just the opposite. That is pretty typical, of course. I guess you get it in writing?

 

Nope it was a verbal conversation but I'll see if I can track down and get it in an email

 

My experience with electric motor only waters, or no gas motors has mainly to do with the water in the lake or reservoir is for drinking water and they don't want the gas outboards with exhaust underwater running on there or polluting the water, or as said to keep it a no wake type piece of water due to its size with houses and such around shoreline. Don't see where gennie in boat above water would violate that.... But as we all know it's all open to interpretation

 

I would buy one.

 

I wouldn't buy one. Having to run gen all the time, no thanks, I do too much day bow and fly fishin

AC motors cost more $, AC motor controllers cost more $, AC motors produce less torque especially at lower rpm's and lower HP.