Classic Boat – September 2019

http://www.nestawayboats.com

[email protected]

Tel:08009992535

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.

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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”