New ePropulsion eLite?

[Boathook]

We've just bought the elite as a replacement for the honda 2.3, so far it's perfect for our needs an doesn't stink the car or boat out with petrol. I use it on a 3m honwave inflatable keel and with 3 of us with bags ect it goes about 3kn, we travel about 1 mile out to our boat on windermere and so far we managed 2 trips there and back with around 30% charge left. What is good is that you can talk to each other as its so quiet, the only down side so far is killcord is a magnet that easily pops off and with the throttle that doesn't return to the off position I feel it's important to usevit over the honda that would stop as soon as you let off the throttle, the second point is the trim pin ours has already disappeared so we can't use the reverse any more and can't find where to get a new one from.

Try @nestawayboats or Nestaway Boats - Electric Outboards & Portable Boats

Other dealers maybe available but they don't post here !

 

[LiftyK]

The eLite is very easily removed from the clamp assembly (which is both a bad and a good thing!).

Good point. A bar lock is only good for Spirit 1.0 and Plus in that case.

 

[conks01]

We've just bought the elite as a replacement for the honda 2.3, so far it's perfect for our needs an doesn't stink the car or boat out with petrol. I use it on a 3m honwave inflatable keel and with 3 of us with bags ect it goes about 3kn, we travel about 1 mile out to our boat on windermere and so far we managed 2 trips there and back with around 30% charge left. What is good is that you can talk to each other as its so quiet, the only down side so far is killcord is a magnet that easily pops off and with the throttle that doesn't return to the off position I feel it's important to usevit over the honda that would stop as soon as you let off the throttle, the second point is the trim pin ours has already disappeared so we can't use the reverse any more and can't find where to get a new one from.

I think as per the earlier comments above, Nestaway can help with such replacements. Would be worth giving Ian a shout, he's really good!

 

[Peterjs]

I have one of these motors and it is absolutely perfect for my needs to propel a Seago 370 tender with 2 -4 people on the rare occasion we are on a swing mooring and not on a pontoon. In tidal water the range may be limited if you get the timing wrong. Happy with the build quality, weight and performance. I had a Honda 2.3 but stopped using it as it was just a major operation to maintain it, lug it around, replace stale fuel and of course start the thing. It was also very noisy. First sea trial was a 30 minute trip, sometimes trolling at 100w, sometimes full speed at 500w, ultra maneuverable, whisper quiet and it had 83% battery life remaining after 1.5 km on the water averaging 3Km/h.

 

[Peterjs]

I think as per the earlier comments above, Nestaway can help with such replacements. Would be worth giving Ian a shout, he's really good!

The trim pin is only held in place by gravity when the yolk is being removed from the transom- I am just waiting for mine to descent to Davy Jones's locker I am a little concerned that, apart From the prop and the cotter pin, there are no other consumables! hence if something goes wrong with the batteries, electrics etc. the unit might be throw away!!!

 

[ylop]

The trim pin is only held in place by gravity when the yolk is being removed from the transom- I am just waiting for mine to descent to Davy Jones's locker

I'm 90% sure that the pin rotates through 180 deg and had a small lug to stop it being removed without rotating to align with a keyway in the whole?

 

[nestawayboats]

I'm 90% sure that the pin rotates through 180 deg and had a small lug to stop it being removed without rotating to align with a keyway in the whole?

That is correct. A couple of customers have lost one but if installed corrrectly it doesn't fall out. I don't know why ePropulsion felt the need to "reinvent the wheel" on this component but the reinvention does work if used as intended.

We currently have the ePropulsion eLite on display at Southampton Boat Show - alongside the other key players in the "superlight" electric outboard market, ie ThrustMe Kicker and TEMO 450 - if any forumites happen to be visiting. You can see/try any of them/ in a tank, play with the brackets/tilt mechanisms, etc. Stand W007.

Ian, Nestaway Boats

 

[nestawayboats]

The trim pin is only held in place by gravity when the yolk is being removed from the transom- I am just waiting for mine to descent to Davy Jones's locker I am a little concerned that, apart From the prop and the cotter pin, there are no other consumables! hence if something goes wrong with the batteries, electrics etc. the unit might be throw away!!!

A bit like your phone yes on the ePropulsion eLite everything is largely sealed in, at least from a DIY point of view (service agents can get them apart). But, big but... this also makes it inherently less likely to go wrong! Certainly on the other electric outboards we sell - eg Torqeedo 603, 903, 1103, and ePropulsion Spirit - problems are very rare, but of those rare problems the majority are connector-related, so getting rid of battery and/or tiller connection cables is likely to be a good thing in terms of reliability.

When I say very rare, in our experience electric outboards are massively more reliable than petrol ones, mostly because they don't have carburettors to clog up with the post-evaporation residue from the "E" part of E5 and (particularly) E10 petrol.

For those not aware, and who own one of the electric outboards with battery and/or tiller connectors, regular attention (every few weeks) with contact spray is well worthwhile as a preventive measure. And if you're having connection issues spray the connectors then connect/disconnect a few times; this will usually dislodge any dirt/corrosion on the pins. WD40 will do most of the job if you don't have contact spray.

Ian, Nestaway Boats