electric outboards

[smileygirl]

anyone tried / own one of these electric battery outboards ???
if so how long does the battery last any idea what sort of speeds are acheivable ???

 

[hlb]

Dont think speed in an inportant criterier for folks with electric outboards. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Frontier]

Not so easy to top up while out if they run out /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Channel Ribs]

Have a look here:
Electric Thrusters

I like them, they do a certain job very well. Regular use over short distance with no need for prolonged speed, basically. I used mine all weekend, manouvering around the marina, end of the day stuck the small battery on charge and that was that - no fuel, no mess and free* to run.

* Ish /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[SimonA]

I have one for my tender (8ft). On full speed it gives about 3 or 4 knots. I once tried it on the back of my 27ft boat and got about a quarter of a knot at full whack.

With careful use you can get a couple of hours from a 75ah leisure battery. But use on on full speed all the while and you can half that.

 

[Gludy]

I use them on boats on my lake - the battery last fir a few hours or a days fishing but they batteries are heavy and you need more than one.

 

[TimH]

Have a look at Torqeedo electric motors. Impressive performance quoted and very light integral battery. Expensive.