Re: Trolling Motors

[Albert Long <subview@mediaone.net>]

Hi ken,

To be honest with you I have no idea why the thing works, I have not even bought
one yet, but I am impressed by don's success with it. worth a second look.

No, if the seal does go on the motor, all I'll lose is $ 225.00.
Lets say I'm cruising at 100 ft. and the seal goes... the first thing that will
happen is the fuse to the power to the motor will probably blow, No problem

The second thing is I will lose displacement from the motor flooding, The motor is
being used as a bow horizontal thruster so I will have to blow a little ballast in
my front MBT,
maybe 3 pounds worth ? there is really not to much air space in those motors...

Next, surface, either blow some ballast or just power up with my main thuster.

Then, call my surface support for a tow. My wife is my surface support...

I think that about covers it.
Like I said, I lose $ 225.00
Then I start thinking about all these other E-mails... HA,HA

Thanks for writing, ttyl...
Subscuba@aol.com wrote:

> Albert,
>
> Is it possible that the motor seals did have some sort of pressure
> compensation across the motor shaft seal such that the actual differential
> pressure across the motor shaft seal was less than 700 feet of Sea Water?
>
> Ken Martindale
>
> PS On this site it is always possible to misinterpret people's comments in the
> wrong way. I try to assume the best or ignore what irritates me. I do find it
> interesting about the big discrepancy between what you have implied about the
> motor shaft seals and what I was told by Minnkota. I have also heard rumors
> about the seals being good past the vendors statements, but I have to be
> conservative for safety concerns and that I don't loose 3.5 years of work.
> Bear in mind my Sub is a wet Sub that I can bail out and not loose anything
> but the work and money. A 1 atmosphere Sub is a different story. If the motor
> seals leak do you run the risk of flooding and sinking? Can you bail out?
>
> Have fun.