FREE boat motors

[blizard05]

wow many times have you or a frend thrown a cordles dril away after the baterys died ? next time look inside, wow a good motor! try it wou"l like it

[bob best]

Excellent idea. I've just about finished the Creole queen and I bought the drive for it from Dumas. It works, but I think your idea would be better. In order to get a realistic speed I've had to power it down about 75%.

[xxrewinderxx]

wow many times have you or a frend thrown a cordles dril away after the baterys died ? next time look inside, wow a good motor! try it wou"l like it


I have found a good motor to use out of a 12 volt rechargrable weed eater, It is simular to a Grapner 700, people throw these things away all the time when the batteries inside go bad, the motor is still in excellent shape most of the time.

[A-37]

For bigger boats around 4', I use a blower motor from a wrecked Honda. You can buy one at the local junkyard for around $5. Honda motors seem to run the smoothest and quietest.

[mustangman05]

Doh... I trashed an old cordless dril last week but i think the motor was fried becoude it started to smoke..


AND REMEMBER its all fun and games until somebody loses an eye :D

[Ellenbrook-Boat]

wow many times have you or a frend thrown a cordles dril away after the baterys died ? next time look inside, wow a good motor! try it wou"l like it

Not a bad idea. You can use just about any electric Brush Motor from any electrical appliance. VCR Capstan Motors are fantastic. :wave:

All you need to do is work out the RPM (No Load) by finding the KV.

Put the Motor in a Drillpress and attach motor terminals to Digital Volt meter. Spin up while holding the motor (shaft spins & generates volts). Gives you volts @ RPM of Drill. Find the KV by dividing the RPM by the Volts Generated. Times this by Volts of Battery & you have your non-load revs. :teacher:

Don't forget to check amps and likely nominal voltage of motor. Great for Scale Boats.

I have a small printout if anybody is interested :wave: