something new coming in electric OB

[Crosbyman]

 

[silverbul]

Great, now all you need is a 500 pound battery to blast around for 4 hours. electricity and water, batteries that short out with water and you cant put out with water, no problems here, move on. jmo think il just stick with my 2 stroke which is good for bug control. lol

 

[saltchuckmatt]

From what I understand they now come with a flux capacitor. Stuff a little trash in the feeder tube and fish all week!

Crosby, I hope before I go to the next world I'll get to drive one. Thanks for sharing.

 

[tphoyt]

Here’s what they look like when they decide to catch fire. It remains unknown why it started in the first place. No one was on board at the time.

 

[saltchuckmatt]

This was at this year's Seattle boat show.

 

[Crosbyman]

remember the wide eyes when the model T came out and you had to bring petroleum juice instead of a spare bail of hay to feed the engine?

same s... different day but I admit I do like the bug smoke

 

[airshot]

25 mile range ?? I would need one really long extension cord to recharge before I could return to shore !! One very big expensive trolling motor !!

 

[saltchuckmatt]

25 mile range ?? I would need one really long extension cord to recharge before I could return to shore !! One very big expensive trolling motor !!

I think it said 30....so I'm wondering, 30 miles out and 30 miles back?

Wishful speaking I suppose.

 

[jimmbo]

Great, now all you need is a 500 pound battery to blast around for 4 hours. electricity and water, batteries that short out with water and you cant put out with water, no problems here, move on. jmo think il just stick with my 2 stroke which is good for bug control. lol

500 pounds doesn't get you a lot of Battery, about ten Group 78s, which wouldn't provide much power for even a 35hp Outboard, maybe 10-15 minutes

 

[racerone]

Folks still mis-understand " power "-----A vehicle on a level road would not need 180 HP to move at 50 MPH.----But a boat sure does.-----I would want some sort of system to separate a battery from the boat in case of an incident.

 

[saltchuckmatt]

Folks still mis-understand " power "-----A vehicle on a level road would not need 180 HP to move at 50 MPH.----But a boat sure does.-----I would want some sort of system to separate a battery from the boat in case of an incident.

But a gas tank permanently fixed in a boat is ok?

Writing on the wall says this is going to happen like it or not.

It is fun to debate it though.

Crosby, your the man!

 

[Scott Danforth]

They were testing an electric boat down here in Sarasota. It's been towed in twice because of dead batteries

Plus the thing is fugly

 

[garbageguy]

...Writing on the wall says this is going to happen like it or not....

sure, maybe - but when will there be some breakthrough in energy storage?
no one really knows

 

[tphoyt]

They were testing an electric boat down here in Sarasota. It's been towed in twice because of dead batteries

Plus the thing is fugly

I grew up in Sarasota. I can’t say I miss it.
It s not the same as it was in the 70’s but I guess that applies to everywhere. It sure was nice back then though.

 

[flat&short]

good time to have seatow and towboat usa

 

[airshot]

500 pounds doesn't get you a lot of Battery, about ten Group 78s, which wouldn't provide much power for even a 35hp Outboard, maybe 10-15 minutes

Many of these batteries in EV's are well over a thousand lbs. You would definetly need a couple in a boat and that much extra weight ????

 

[jimmbo]

And as Racer said, Horsepower Requirements for Boat are much different than those of a Car/Truck. Over 2 tons of Lithium Explosive on a Boat. I guess if you could sink the Boat Instantly, you 'might' be able to put out a Battery Fire

 

[jimmbo]

But a gas tank permanently fixed in a boat is ok?

Liquid Gasoline doesn't Explode, though it does burn rather rapidly. Gasoline Vapour on the other, being mixed with a very large quantity of Air, will explode, which is way Bilges need lots of air moved in and out of them

 

[Crosbyman]

my father being a fireman and.... graduate fire prevention tech use to say ... a cup of gasoline in vapor form is eqv to 10 sticks of dynomite !!

 

[saltchuckmatt]

my father being a fireman and.... graduate fire prevention tech use to say ... a cup of gasoline in vapor form is eqv to 10 sticks of dynomite !!

My father and brother were both fireman....many speeches growing up.....and I too got the cup of gas story!