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Is there a good reason ski & wakeboard boats couldn't have pod drive? Windy and wavy days can make for a lot of fun trying to maneuver at low speed, particularly in to tight marina slips, a pod drive would make this effortless and I'd think you could get the same wake since you could place the prop in the exact same position as a DD or VD.
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If you mean pod drive like bigger ships use I don't think it would be practical for a small pleasure boat to have. They use internal combustion engines to power generators that produce power to charge a battey bank. The pod drive is an electric motor with a prop attached to it. The power stored in the battery bank is sent to the electric motor via power cables. Yes it would be great for manuverability, but I just don't see all that equipment packed into a small vessel and still have room for storage, passangers, etc. I would think the pod would play havoc with any kind of ski/wakeboard wake as well.Jason
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What is a hugh pod hanging down from under the boat going to do to the water displacment that is so important to create a good wake?? You'll never see it happen, do like I do if its to windy. Bite your pride and put someone on the dock with a line if needed.2008 210 SAN TE (Moonraker Yellow over Midnight Blue)Comment
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i have no idea what a pod drive is, but a bow thruster on larger boats would work since the bow is out of the water when shredding.Comment
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I have a bow thruster on my boat, I just have to pay her CC bill and take her to dinner from time to time.2008 210 SAN TE (Moonraker Yellow over Midnight Blue)Comment
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They do make pod drives for consumer boats, but currently only used on boats in the 35' and up range and usually offshore cruisers.
I don't know all the details, but the early ones had some teething problems and they are expensive and bigger than a 23' boat could handle.
So, it's not feasible now or in the near future.Comment
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She gets mad when I call her my windlass when it's time to pull anchor.2008 210 SAN TE (Moonraker Yellow over Midnight Blue)Comment
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Did that out sailing once. Windlass went on strike after that. If Windlass ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. :-)Originally posted by TxJole View PostComment
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