Testing out the Temo electric motor

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[@qrplife]

It’s an immersion blender! You could make potato leek soup for 1000 people!

[@thomas6600]

exactly

[@marred2277]

lol nice

[@Jay1971lion]

😂

[@stampenrangers]

Yes! Or a mean batch of mashed potatoes.

[@sw8234]

😂

[@billnettleton5922]

Watching you with new electric motor. The reason it is sliding when turning is there is not enough of a skegg effect on the bottom of the boat. If it had more of a V bottom it would track and turn better. You could add a centerline skegg along the bottom of the boat and it would really help. Alternatively you could have dagger board you slip over the side. Think of a sailboat with no centerboard. Love the content!

[@tonysmario817]

or throw the silly expensive gadget away and row the inflatable...a v bottom boat will need more thrust...still useless compared to rowing in flat windless conditions.

[@boooshes]

Two suggestions. 1. Mount a stern oarlock lower on the stern - on top that engine mount is too high. 2. Rig up a backpack so you can easily carry with you on shore. Like you might carry a guitar.

[@crowneproductions9908]

Holy shit, this is the most casual "I'm not doing an ad" advertisement I've ever seen. Props on the new sponsor.

[@olivierorban787]

Hello Sam Nice to see your support of wave rover II and your name on her bulkhead.

[@williamshelton9688]

Hi..I bought the Temo after watching your video. Strangely enough I actually have the same inflatable which I kept after selling my Westsail 28 , 30 years ago. Cheers and good luck on your adventures.

[@upwastoid]

@6:08 touches his face when saying "not getting paid" lol, all love, huge fan! I'm sure it was from the heart!

[@josecallard4500]

Hello Sam. Happy for you …. And you have a new temo toy ….. nice go fast you look to see if have extra batteries for temo rechargeable batteries but is nice looking enjoy your new toy

[@rockshelter]

Wow! I could see that coming in handy in many situations where a little extra propulsion on the marine craft is required!

[@bassomatic1871]

The blue starter thingy looks like a kill switch for your wrist.

[@samholmessailing]

Yeah I’m not sure why they thought that was necessary. If you let go of the trigger it stops anyway. A power switch would have been much better.

[@pogo30pago]

I have it since 3 years and I’m very, very happy of it. One of the best choice in my sailing life

[@caseykandow87]

This would be perfect no wind solution for my Hobie Holder 14. Thanks for sharing!

[@samholmessailing]

Yes I’m excited to try it on my catamaran too. Its such a challenge to paddle and steer that thing into our canal when the wind is against

[@tonysmario817]

now there’s a reasonable application.

[@TheStengo]

Careful when running the propeller in variable densities; between air and water. That's how the rotor blades get bent. Should keep it fully submerged when running.

[@RespectMyAuthoritaah]

Came here from Sailing Wave Rover. Subscribed.

[@samholmessailing]

Thanks. Welcome aboard

[@JoanOfArgghh]

With two people on the sailboat, that motor could be a bow-thruster in a narrow slip.

[@dougdrinkwater5843]

That's exactly what I was thinking!!

[@TheCornucopiaProject-bd5jk]

It’s a good idea. Worth testing out

[@philgray1023]

And if you want your Martini stirred not shaken.

[@christianjansson6806]

Perhaps uninteresting and certainly not asked for trivia, but I'm sharing it anyhow! 🙂If you think of power in human terms, 1 hp (746 W) is actually really powerful! It is roughly equivalent of doing 150 kg (330 lbs) deadlifts. Every second! Assuming each lift is about 50 cm (20 inches)... try to keep up with that for a few minutes! 💪

[@adamaxe1]

cool motor you can ride it like a broom for holloween

[@allenbuck5589]

Outstanding. Makes your dinghy scoot cool stuff. Thanks from. Sc

[@jerryjohns7358]

Sam! Didn’t recognize you until you smiled. I like the bohemian look!😅

[@leecowell8165]

He's a chameleon keeps changing his looks... Glad Ann doesn't do that she's just cute the way she is!

[@kennethzielinski6233]

Interesting device. I especially like the wrist wrap kill switch. My MinnKota for my dink doesn't have one and I often wonder where the dink would go if I got waked out of it. Safe trip!

[@bendunselman]

Try it for under water propulsion and you can use a net in stead of a spear to catch fish....

[@damonsails]

Can you ride it through the water like a witches broom?

[@gingerjessy]

😂😂😂

[@sdflyer1672]

HaHa! I can just see Sam riding it with his long hair trailing in the wind 😂

[@mobilixone1575]

Sam Potter?!!😢

[@mikenichols619]

Sweet shirt Sam

[@everydayeverything]

Why use the boat? A life jacket and hold the thing, you could motor around like aqua man! 😂

[@Outsailing]

Maybe you can flip the motor mount around so the high side is inside. For a better angle. Great videos !!

[@RoversAdventure]

I love it. I want one for my dinghy. Ask them to send one to Wave Rover please

[@samholmessailing]

Ive really been enjoying it. Send them a message if you’re sailing to Brittany maybe they’ll set you up with one too!

[@whitec59]

That looks like so much fun

[@Thomas-ts2gl]

You need to 3D print a small rudder that you can attach to the pole to help steer.

[@StraightOuttaMoney]

Cheers brother happy sailing

[@joshreagan1487]

So you’re now powering your boat with a food blender 😂😂😂

[@vinceglauser4770]

Reminds me of the Taiwan long-tail motor boat scene in The Man with the Golden Gun. 👍

[@romantiachristiana5147]

Just what it is, except with an electric motor.

[@ricopo3522]

So cool, glorified, marinated weed-eater meets Thai long tail boat!

[@RobHaren]

Try adding a fixed skeg to your motor mount it may make it steer better

[@Gigantasy]

It's the Kitten Mittons of dingy outboards!

[@noopy24]

Your friend has a nice voice 😊

[@karlschmitt6231]

Perfect for the Hobie!

[@justinwiebe1361]

Looks better than rowing to me….

[@andybrands1883]

Ye Look like Donald Sutherland in Kellys Heroes in a dingy rather than a Tank!!! Magic Sam )))

[@grahamm2015]

Neat motor looks like you will be able to wish a bucket of pancake mix

[@romantiachristiana5147]

It's an interesting device. I had the opportunity of trying one with my 12ft dinghy on calm water. You need to get used to it. However I'll still be rowing my tender for a while on account of the price!

[@markbailey6051]

I would try adding a leeboard or fin.

[@tehpanda64]

Pretty neat, seems like a perfect match for smaller inflatable dingys .

[@samholmessailing]

Totally! Im also excited to try it out on my beach catamaran

[@NickAbbot.]

Imagine being on a boat with people and being the only one that loves *COFFEE*! #Heavenly

[@samholmessailing]

I hate coffee so thats hard for me to imagine

[@NickAbbot.]

@@samholmessailing LOL, I was referring to your GF.

[@galacticcaveman4045]

this motor seems very unstable, like it needs another mounting point. it could also use some resistance like a gas powered outboard where it takes a bit of force to turn it instead of just flopping around on a hinge.

[@gregzeszotarski9927]

Pretty neat little motor, certainly beats rowing.

[@tonysmario817]

looked absolutely hideous compared to rowing from my experience...bet one day you wind up rowing that thing back to the boat anyway! hahaha

[@gregzeszotarski9927]

@@tonysmario817 You have "experience " with this unit?

[@pbpx]

I have been curious about this for my dingy sailboat

[@RechargeableLithium]

Sam - reverse the nuts on Pickle's prop. Thin nut against the prop, then the wide nut.

[@russ01539]

hmmm, French and electric. Good luck to you sir

[@Useless_Knowledge07]

Temo looks badass! It's compact enough to have for just in case you need it; you got it. I bet you can fix mount that on the stern of a kayak and use the normal rudder steering?

[@georgemacdonald8899]

Would be interesting if the TEMO could convert to drive an E-Bike.

[@silasmarner7586]

Your little honey is quite the looker. Good work Sam!

[@akda5id]

Would be interesting to see if it would serve as an emergency motor for pickle if your inboard won't start and you are in a pickle (heh).

[@JKART-do5jc]

How do you keep people from stealing off your dingy when docked? I always wonder that about theft . I had someone try to climb aboard my sailboat once when on shore, had to chase them down in the dingy. Then you mentioned you have to carry it…yikes.

[@Cl3moh]

If you can slide the mounting bracket on the most closer to the handle it might be a lot easier to control.

[@marred2277]

I was skeptical until you got in the water. It moves that dinghy around great!

[@liviuheinrich9277]

You can also use it as a blender to make smoothies🧋😉

[@allenhaney9439]

Yeah they should have angled the end it would steer a lot better. If the motor is on the end it would be easy to make it straight with a joint you can set at any angle. But it is cool.

[@rolfpiotrowski4325]

Dann gingen aber Vorteile (weniger Kraftverlust, Herstellungskosten, Verbrauch und Verschleiß) verloren!

[@TheCornucopiaProject-bd5jk]

Looks like it’s made for portability. Is it multi speed? Might be a good nice weather alternative

[@samholmessailing]

Yes the speed is how hard you pull the throttle trigger

[@leecowell8165]

Sam can you get an extra battery for that? How much range? How long to charge it from totally dead to totally alive again? Could be the battery pack is internal though. Pretty cool definitely beats a paddle if nobody steals it when you're ashore! Yeah here in the states as you well know if it nailed down it'll spring legs but maybe over there it ain't as bad.

[@jasonb.3902]

Howdy. I'd love to see Iceland to Faroe Islands. I think you can pull that off.

[@samholmessailing]

Me too. Hopefully one day!

[@marcwacad]

Hello Sam!, if you have the opportunity try to visit Cadaques and Port Lligat. It’s on Cap de Creus, on your way to Montpelier. Totally worth it, there are several spots to anchor. Best regards!

[@mailbagps]

actually there is a inflatible dingy type that more catamaran tube style (takacat is one mfg there are others) that would work better - the mount point would be lower and directional character is much different. but I like the temo unit. the dedicated battery shape/type is not preferred but maybe okay.

[@donnanhuggler8451]

Sam! Your famous! Haha Can you believe it?

[@g.willikers7712]

You need a five gallon bucket and margarita mix to make that thing a keeper.

[@tonysmario817]

about what it’s best for!

[@jasoneyes01]

Very Cool. Going electric is smart if done carefully. The electric regen motors with a lithium power bank are cool for replacing the Yanmar.

[@CptAJbanned]

Need a keel or skeg to turn properly

[@mjf1036]

cool design. looks to have several features or advantages over the other products. I have problem if you do get some comp. for reviewing and using the product. If you do use or stop using it we will see and that will be telling.

[@skyearthocean5815]

Seems like a nice little outboard indeed! Have you considered going back to electric on the sailing boat? Swap out that greasy troublesome motor for a stack of batteries and an electric inboard that you can charge of the solar panels or motion through the water?

[@samholmessailing]

The electric works great for my short dinghy trips but I can’t see it making much sense for my cape dory at the moment. Right now I have an 18hp yanmar. To get a similar amount of power I would probably need a 10kw electric motor. My current solar generation is around 1kw per day in the Mediterranean. At that rate I could only motor at half power for 12 minutes a day. Unfortunately the 1kw of power I generate on solar is mostly used by my fridge, fans, ais, phone, and lights already so I’d have to double my solar just to hit that 12 minute mark. My current battery bank at 4.8kwh would probably only give around 4nm of range in good conditions. My diesel allows me the option to motor up narrow rivers and through canal systems without excessive planning and logistical challenges. I could probably do 80-90% of them with a battery bank that gave me a 40nm range but that would be pretty massive to fit on my boat even with lithium and removing my engine and fuel tank it would add a lot of weight and take up more space. I can’t justify ripping out a working diesel to install a $20k+ electric system (more than twice the purchase price of my boat) that would give me worse range and and take up more space and take weeks to install. Maybe if my boat didn’t already have a working motor and I was going to be redoing the electrical system and solar I might be able to justify it.

[@skyearthocean5815]

@@samholmessailing You had an electric outboard on the boat you sailed to Hawaii, was that mostly just charged with shore power? I assume it was mostly for maneuvering in and out of the marina?

[@noneshere]

Electric mud motor ☺️ Some call them a devils tail. You can actually run the gas engines in mud unlike and outboard. Skim a jonboat right across no water at all.

[@samholmessailing]

Wow that sounds neat

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

Awesome! The French!

[@DeadBaron]

I'm debating an outboard electric motor. My two stroke outboard's carburator blew apart while on the water, then the current and waves pushed my slipper 17 into the rocks. Worst experience of my life. Fiberglassed over the damage but that could have gone way worse.

[@drewr34skyline18]

Sorry to go against the grain, but it's looks terrible. The angel of thrust is doing more to lift the back of the boat than push it forward. The flexibility of how it's mounted would require the operator to support its movements in waves. The turning circle is massively increased. Ore locks brake easily so using that as the mounting system seems week. Sam I love your videos and zest for sailing. But that thing looks like it's not my cup of tea.

[@SCARFACE69247]

Now you need to add a keel to your dingy.

[@martinwade7824]

Me thinks it's back to the drawing board on the dinghy propulsion system

[@dan711g]

I love it! Thank you Sam! What are your thoughts on one of those all in one solar generators, like you used in Florida. Instead of a Bank of batteries and inverters on board???

[@samholmessailing]

I think for many situations they make a lot of sense

[@philgray1023]

Batteries are cheaper but the power bank things have other advantages. They have built in charge management and inverter output. They are good to capture spare solar charging when your main bank is fully charged and give you great peace of mind if you use them to do one job like run the freezer. Ours runs our fridge and charges really fast. I can also put it in my car for our portable fridge and it is literally a game changer. I wish I had bought one earlier.

[@TheRattyBiker]

If he'd have integrated a flat oar type panel just before the prop it could maybe have been multifunction and be used as a sculling oar when the battery is flat / aid steerability 🤷🤷

[@O_Mahan]

Very James Bond

[@trippontwowheels]

No drill needed to install? 😢

[@samholmessailing]

you have to drill the oarlock bracket on your transom

[@chriskelly6559]

Drill Baby Drill! Tickle the Pickle! Sending good vibes, Crackerjack.

[@trippontwowheels]

@@samholmessailing Sweet! We’re back in the saddle! 🙂

[@akkillist7864]

It’s the equivalent of trying to steer your boat with your outboard, trimmed way up

[@edgeyt1]

I wonder if you could use it as an alternative to a Seabob.

[@brucemonighan2925]

Not related to this product but I have been wondering about an item on your boat. Right behind you in the video on the boat is a large round item that appears to hold a very long coiled flat strap. What is that and what is it for?

[@samholmessailing]

Its webbing for anchor or shore ties.

[@n0madtv]

I want 2 of them mounted on the standard oarlocks.

[@samholmessailing]

Haha That would be sweet!

[@cactusrose55]

coolest thing ever….needs to sit deeper I think. It’s cavitating a bit

[@samholmessailing]

Yes I’ve found I need to modify my position a bit to get the propeller deeper

[@hajstech]

Hi Sam. Is sailing always do projects? What if you love idea of full time sailing but hate maintenance?

[@redwood1957]

I'm thinking it being stolen is an issue. You want to walk around or hike. Is there a secure way to keep this with out it being picked off? Thank you

[@samholmessailing]

Thats a problem with any dinghy motor. I lock it up with a cable lock when I go ashore or take it with me when I’m spending the night ashore.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

Does it cut hair. It would be great if it did hippy.

[@Seagoat1]

A mate has got a boat in a tight spot on the marina on a colvic bildge keel 27 foot his prop walk is the wrong way for him do you recon this would pull the boat over at the stern

[@giantELF]

Looks like a cool idea. Do you leave it with Lingonberry when you go ashore? Or do you carry it with you?

[@samholmessailing]

I lock it up for day trips and bring it with if I’m staying on shore overnight

[@uainteasyb]

Also good for beating dinosaur eggs in a vat for a hearty scrambled breakfast for 10

[@thomas6600]

sounds like an undersea ALARM

[@pinkladybikermamma3603]

WILL IT BLOT ON?

[@memyselfandi9365]

How much does a replacement battery cost...? 😬

[@PsRohrbaugh]

You were pretty close with your horsepower guess! You can directly convert between horsepower and watts, with 1 horsepower being 742 watts. Obviously you have to factor in efficiency losses with things like generators, so a 10 horsepower engine will produce less than 7.4kw of electricity when connected to a generator, but it gives you a good ballpark sense.

[@The_Pale_Horse]

You should put a perendev motor on the boat will charge your batteries /run your electric motor continuously for nothing

[@corvidentertainment]

seems like if your small boat had a keel it would steer better with that type of motor?

[@samholmessailing]

I think you’re right

[@EdwardSeatonSailings]

Super pleased that folks is giving you free 1400 dollar toys to play with, but that is an obscene amount of money for a 400watt electric motor.

[@samholmessailing]

Welcome to the world of boat stuff 💸

[@kevinhildum9186]

It's kind of a hovercraft thing!😅

[@billhanna8838]

Lot of those lithium battery scooters blowing up ???

[@samholmessailing]

Yeah I think I’ll ditch the scooter before I cross the Atlantic again. Too much of a liability out there

[@markgallagher1376]

746 watts = 1 HP so that is just over 1/2 HP.

[@dougdrinkwater5843]

poor mans bow thruster!