http://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/land/avator-electric-outboard/
Well there you have it the beginning of the end…. Mercury went woke
Well there you have it the beginning of the end…. Mercury went woke
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six of these on the back of your pontoon?I'm excited to see where this goes. I've had a Torqeedo tiller arm for years. The whole thing weighs barely 30lbs - and 10lbs of that is the removable battery. When I'm done, it collapses down into a bag (if I even want to collapse it) and I can toss it in the cabin. For short/medium excursions to the shore it works perfectly for my use. Storing a gas outboard on a smaller cruiser is near impossible to do without it being in the way or dripping gas or oil everywhere or smearing grease somewhere.
It will be interesting to see if Merc comes out with remote steering versions, as well - there are a lot of electric-only lakes throughout the US where this can be used on smaller boats - around us, there are a ton of pontoons using electric outboards.
Ha! People have done stranger things, for sure!six of these on the back of your pontoon?
No kidding on that. Their focus is on profit and market share. My focus is how does this enhance my boating experience.But, just like with cars, cut the sustainability crap! As Blueone alluded to above, that woke BS is becoming irritating!
That is exactly right....a little competition in that space will certainly helpI like the idea of not having gasoline on board. That's one of the reasons I haven't pulled the trigger on a jet tender, not to mention the weight and expense. If Brunswick comes up with something lightweight, portable, powerful enough to get an inflatable tender on plane, and high quality, I'll be interested. The Torqeedo seems like a quality product, but their Cruise model is expensive even with a single battery, and I would want a spare battery for any electric outboard. Maybe some competiton will help on pricing.
The Torqeedo seems like a quality product, but their Cruise model is expensive even with a single battery, and I would want a spare battery for any electric outboard. Maybe some competiton will help on pricing.[/QUOTE]Neat technology, but I'll stick with gas powered and just leave it in the dinghy on the swim platform. These little EFIs just barely sip fuel... and even my '06 carbed didn't leak any fuel or oil...
Daysailers ???We have a brand new Torqueedo where I work, can be had for $1900. https://www.torqeedo.com/us/en-us/products/outboards/travel/travel-1103-c/M-1151-00.html
They're a WHOLE different bunch of people than nightsailers...Daysailers ???
Yep, plus the R&D costs as well. This will have been not insignificant.There were mentions about price and the parts can't cost that much. That's probably right on the surface. But, I assume there's a substantial amount of of tooling cost to amortize and because Mercury isn't sure how these will take off the amortization of the tooling is probably spread over a fairly small number of units.
You can get that for $1900? Battery included?We have a brand new Torqueedo where I work, can be had for $1900. https://www.torqeedo.com/us/en-us/products/outboards/travel/travel-1103-c/M-1151-00.html