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New ePropulsion eLite?
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A flat-bottomed 2.5m dinghy has a hull speed of not-quite 4 knots, based on a (probably slightly optimistic) waterline length of 8ft. A...
Yesterday at 14:55
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nestawayboats
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Torqueedo new Travel outboards for daysailing
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Torqeedo offer (well they're on the price list, not available yet) both 12V and solar charging cables for the new Travel XP motor. I'm...
Yesterday at 12:28
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nestawayboats
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New ePropulsion eLite?
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The Newport price doesn't include a battery. With their own brand separate external battery it seems to come in about $1900USD which...
Yesterday at 07:37
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nestawayboats
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Thinking about an electric outboard for the tender
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500W is a lot more than human arms, and direct drive electric motors turning propellers are very efficient. So 200W on the motor is...
9 May 2024
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nestawayboats
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Thinking about an electric outboard for the tender
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Exactly. A lot of our Spirit customers rarely use their motor above half power, and when we speak to them at boat shows etc they also...
8 May 2024
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nestawayboats
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Thinking about an electric outboard for the tender
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"Sport Mode" on the ePropulsion eLite... I tried to stop them using that description when I found out they were planning to, but it was...
8 May 2024
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nestawayboats
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Thinking about an electric outboard for the tender
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YLOP questions (overlapping with JFOWLER): (1)-(3) for the removable battery type yes both ePropulsion and Torqeedo offer 12V and mains...
8 May 2024
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nestawayboats
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Thinking about an electric outboard for the tender
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As Tranona says (thank you), we sell what he describes as "second and third category" electric outboards ie: - those equivalent to...
8 May 2024
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nestawayboats
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Lithium fears
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As per previous posts, if you're replacing batteries anyway because they're dead or dying it's quite easy. LifePO4 - for the same usable...
1 May 2024
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nestawayboats
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New ePropulsion eLite?
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eLite motor is a fully sealed design, custom designed and made by ePropulsion themselves. They are very well aware of the potential...
27 Apr 2024
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nestawayboats
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New ePropulsion eLite?
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:) "no danger of neck injury"! No... but 350W is still quite a lot more than a pair of human arms (rowing), especially when you're...
25 Apr 2024
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nestawayboats
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Torqueedo new Travel outboards for daysailing
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Absolutely. You have to want the benefits of electric propulsion - silence, smoothness, pushbutton operation, lack of fumes, etc - and...
24 Apr 2024
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nestawayboats
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Torqueedo new Travel outboards for daysailing
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"Two unreliable engines"? Electric outboard users generally report much better reliability than petrol outboard users, plus general...
24 Apr 2024
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nestawayboats
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Torqueedo new Travel outboards for daysailing
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As Marceline says, no, it's really only useful from 6 knots plus. And you have to bear in mind that it creates drag (you can't get...
23 Apr 2024
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nestawayboats
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Torqueedo new Travel outboards for daysailing
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At 2 tons, and for the purposes you describe, a 3kW motor would be enough... but as the price difference is not that significant, in the...
23 Apr 2024
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