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TIME FOR AN ELECTRIC OUTBOARD?
TheQuiet,Convenient,Reliable,andEasy-to-UseAlternativetoPetrol
Inthe2-4hpcategory,thelatestelectricoutboardswithrechargeablelithiumbatteries
seemtohaverenderedpetrolmotorsobsolete.Andthemarketagrees:lastyearwesold
moreelectricmotorsthanpetrolones...Themanyadvantagesofelectricinclude:
-EaseofUse.Switchon,twistthetillerhandle,
go.Almostanybodycandoit;noexperience,
strengthormechanicalknowledgeisneeded.
-EaseofHandling.Thebatteriesareremov-
able,andthe“passupanddown”weight(the
shaft/motorassembly)isthen10kgorless.
-EaseofStorage.Theseelectricmotorsdivide
intocomponents,don’tleakoilorpetrol,and
don’tmindwhichwayupthey’restored.
-Quietness&Smoothness.Adelighttouse.
-Power.Forgetwhatyouknowaboutslow
speed“trollingmotors”,these1kWelectrics
havehugetorque(morelikea3hppetrol).
-RANGE.Therearemanyvariables,but-withEpropulsion’s1018Wh,orTorqeedo’s
916Whbatteries-mostusersachieveabout9to10nauticalmilespercharge,ata
speedof4to5knots(2.5minlatabledinghy).Muchmoreifyouslowdownalittle.
-Reliability.Manyoutboardmotorsdon’tgetusedveryoften,andsmallpetrolmotors
hatethis.Electricoutboardshavefewerpartsingeneral,andinparticular(themost
commoncauseofpetrolmotorissues)there’snocarburettorto“gumup”.
It’snotallperfect:theyareundeniablyMoreExpensivethanpetroloutboards,mostly
becauselithiumbatteriesareexpensive.Butthatextraupfrontcostislargelyoffsetby
theirLowerLifetimeRunningCosts,includingNoServicingfortheirsteightyears.
NestawayBoatsistheonlyUKdealertostockbothmainbrandsinthismarket,andwe
usebothregularly.Ourwebsitehasmoredetailedcomparisoninformationthanthere’s
roomforhere,andwearehappytodiscussfurtheroverthephone.Ifyou’dliketocome
andseethembeforemakingapurchase,wearebasedinChristchurch,Dorset(UK).
Torqeedo1003:
-532or916Whbattery
-GPSdataontillergives
speed&rangeindication
-Removabletiller(more
compactforstorage)
NEW2019!The1103:
-Directdrive,ultraquiet
-Improvedclampbracket
-MoreRobust
EpropulsionSpirit:
-Longrange1018Whbattery
-Fastertocharge
-Batteryloatsifdropped
-Foldabletillermeansonly
onecabletoconnect
-Threeshaftlengthoptions
Quiet | Convenient | Clean
ELECTRIC OUTBOARDS
FROM
£1340
FROM
£1529
“Otherthanprice,it’sbecomingvery
dificulttothinkofareasontobuy
anewsmallpetroloutboard”