Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/06/10

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Subject: [Leica] Boats-week19
From: cartersxrd at gmail.com (RicCarter)
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 17:33:52 -0400
References: <E2050E7E-A0EE-441F-9173-9200DEE7A394@gmail.com> <5dceef5a-8765-99e5-69a4-43ddd2b1994e@iol.ie>
 
Yes, they are trolling motors used by fishermen when they are moving slowly 
and quietly, or slow-trolling a bait behnd the boat

they usually run on a single 12-volt auto battery

boaters usually have a regular gasoline powered motor on the stern for 
getting places

ric



> On Jun 10, 2020, at 5:06 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> 
> Those tiny forward mounted outboards look interesting - as in Tranters 
> Creek 6. I've never seen them over here, but I'm on the sea, not inland 
> water or a large estuary. Are they electric?
In reply to: Message from cartersxrd at gmail.com (CartersXRd) ([Leica] Boats-week19)
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