cavi wrote:
How do you have your 1003 mounted? I like that it is les stuff hanging off the back of the boat. Also why the 1003 instead of the 503? The liturature says that the 503 will do a boat up to 750kg, which the getaway for sure is under. Quite a bit less money.
The 1003 has 2x the power and a lot bigger battery for about $300 more. The 503 might push the Getaway, but it's nice having the extra power when fighting a head wind. And if you have to go 5 miles with the 503, the battery may not last that long. I've drained the 1003 battery by 50% on a long motor-sail across Lake Mendota when the wind went away. I looked at the 503, but the 1003 seems like a lot more motor for a little more money. If the 1003C had been available 5 years ago, I might have bought that. I once had to paddle a Hobie 17 for 5 miles in the Chesapeake Bay, alone, at night. It wasn't much fun.
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