I used JP Water Weld and it fixed the leak more easily than I expected.
After re-packing the shaft packing gland I found another leak. The plate below the rudder packing gland is broken, see video. I've reached out...
It turns out that deck plates are common and come in standard sizes. This was easy to find at West Marine. I’ll try to ask harder questions from...
Regarding the packing material, ElectraCraft wrote (I don't know if this applies to Duffy boats): We use 1/4" packing material for the drive shaft...
Now that the batteries are working, I'd like to address the leaking packing gland. This is an ElectraCraft LSR 18 which seems very similar to the...
I appreciate the previous help. I went with four 12V AGM batteries, the precise model is "Centennial CB12-85 12V 85Ah Group 24 Sealed Lead Acid...
Thanks Rob. My boat (an ElectraCraft not a Duffy) came with my house and since I've owned it has always had six 8V batteries (T-875s). I...
I'm hoping for some help with my electrical calculations. My motor sticker is below, it says 95 amps. Despite saying 72V, I believe this has...
Thanks Fishtigua, that was convincing. I've been thinking about this wrong and am now happy to pay 4x for a battery that lasts twice as long and...
Thanks for your help last summer with the motor bearings. This summer I need new batteries for our ElectraCraft LSR 18. It is a 48V system...
I measured in millimeters and it seems like I have a 6205ZZ. I ordered this one on Amazon, any feedback appreciated:...
I opened the motor and found the bad bearing. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a part number on it. My budget caliper is showing .98" ID, 2.04"...
As I mentioned, the motor is very noisy when turned by hand. We haven't found anyone local to work on it yet, the first several shops we tried...
Hello from Colorado, where I can't find anyone to work on an electric boat. We have an ElectraCraft LSR 18 that was running very noisy. This...
