And no voltage sag under load. And no damage from being discharged as low as their inbuilt protection system will allow. And near linear recharge rate allowing rapid charging. And thousands of cycles before showing any loss of capacity.
Electric outboards already work well for some. Where they tick the box for me is the scenario where you arrive at the boat, grab the electric outboard out of the boot, fit it on the dink and potter out to the mooring. At the end of the weekend you do the reverse. No smelly fuel in the car. Easily charged battery at home ready for the next weekend. A good solution.
And plenty more people have the same story, those motors are incredibly robust. Electric OBs are OK with a dunking, it's the modern 4 strokes which are less able to deal with it. I will, no doubt, skip the clean 4 stroke and go electric when my 2 stroke bites the dust. However, the last 50 years seem to have had little impact, it's a bit scruffy and faded, but does the business. I guess it's really only the money that stops me upgrading, I could buy a jib for the price of an electric outboard. I hope they come down, at least in real terms.
