electric outboard, 350 Hp

[Bt Doctur]

https://hyperelectricmarine.com/ Something to see

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Holy crap.

 

[topgun3690]

WOW. No pricing yet, still in development stage....

 

[roscoe]

Only a matter of time. Everybody is working on electric boat motors.
Yamaha, Elco, Rand, Eelex/Tesla, Bellmarine, Combi, E-Tech, Fisher Panda, Greenstar, LGM, Krautler, Evoy, Mitek, and dozens more all around the world.

We may have to buy the 2 cycle candle to get our fix.

Even Tracker is selling one, only $16,500 for the motor, battery, and charger.

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BRP is prototyping an EV Spyder, a side by side and Sea-Doo already. Anyone willing to venture a guess on project ghost ?

 

[racerone]

Change is constant.----Neighbor loves his battery powered trimming mower.------I cut with a 1967 model 2 stroke Lawboy that runs just fine.-----They say that many electric drills are used for about 10 minutes.-------Folks buy them for a project and just use them once.-------I would say that many boats leave the dock , go to a fishing spot 10 minutes away.----Then back to the dock.---Ideal for electric operation.-----Technology would also tell you " You have 16 minutes battery life , and you are 15 minutes from home "-----Many folks could live with that style of operation.-----And you have to understand that many young kids today are learning about the " green lifestyle " in school.----They accept this lifestyle.-------Had someone drop off a motor for repair and was driving an electric car.---Had to take a 1 hr break in town to recharge to get home.------First time for everything.-----Lots of money to be made with a successful electric boat set-up I say.

 

[Chris1956]

Sure, take that electric OB out into the ocean, and let the weather blow up, where it takes 3X the expected time to get home......

 

[racerone]

I clearly stated that for many folks and the vast majority of boating activities , there is no issue with the electric option.-----After all many areas are going to ban sales of new gasoline cars in 10 years time.------Vehickles will have battery packs ( like power tools ) that you change during a " pit stop " on your travels.----Friend has a 30' wooden sailboat and is looking at the electric option to get in and out of the harbor.----In Norway it says 40% of new cars sold there last year were ELECTRIC.-----Change is inevitable.

 

[topgun3690]

"The winds of change, they are a blowin......" Would take all the fun out of maintaining an engine....

 

[cptbill]

Won't be long and they'll have a solar charger for it

 

[racerone]

Some of this stuff won't be cheap.-----A problem for me , but not for folks with multi million summer homes.

 

[skuhleman]

LOL "Our first product is a 350HP outboard electric motor inverter that will propel a 24 foot tritoon to a top speed of over 60 MPH with a range of 40 miles"
With a tritoon, with absolutely nothing but a console, batteries and motor on it.
So when you put all the seats, rails, bimini top, and all the people on it. Its gonna go 40 mph and a range of 20 miles tops...

 

[Chris1956]

Really, 60MPH on a tritoon? include me out of that test drive.

Some years ago, there was an inboard ski boat with electric propulsion. You could ski for an hour and then recharge overnight.

I doubt current solar panels can recharge that 350HP electric motor batteries, in any reasonable time. You would need a large square footage of solar cells to do that.

 

[skuhleman]

Really, 60MPH on a tritoon? include me out of that test drive.

Its actually a really good ride. A buddy had a 28ft tritoon with a I/O 350 that was built, it would do 60ish with 2-3 people.

 

[werewolf30]

Yeah no thanks, ill stick to something reliable that wont electrocute someone

 

[Captain Caveman]

This part made me chuckle: "Never capsize again with our roll-proof design and integrated...."

Raise your hand if you've capsized a boat (not talking canoes). That's probably a short list and they make it sound like it's a common issue that we'd all love somebody to solve for us!

I'm not arguing against increased stability, just the way they wrote that sales pitch. It's kind of like saying, "Never get struck by lighting again with these non-conducting rubber boots!"