Electric Boating

LikeLakes · 01-09-2022, 11:54 AM

Very interesting, I think we'll begin to see products like this in use. I don't think a pontoon is a realistic platform though. To me this is more suited for RIB's, small tenders, coaching boats as mentioned on the web site, maybe 14-16' fun boats like small Whalers.

In their FAQ's they say, when talking about range:

"In general, 1 battery pack equals ~ 2 gallons of gas range (or more at low speed)." They also say "Pontoon boating: an 18′ pontoon boat could cruise at 4 mph for 4 hours, with a few bursts at 18 MPH, with one battery pack."

So even if you had 3 battery packs, it's only like having 6 gallons of gas. And on a pontoon not everyone wants to putt at 4 mph, avoiding higher speeds because of range. So not ready for that application yet IMO.

01-09-2022, 11:54 AM	#4
LikeLakes Senior Member Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 339 Thanks: 50 Thanked 92 Times in 66 Posts	Very interesting, I think we'll begin to see products like this in use. I don't think a pontoon is a realistic platform though. To me this is more suited for RIB's, small tenders, coaching boats as mentioned on the web site, maybe 14-16' fun boats like small Whalers. In their FAQ's they say, when talking about range: "In general, 1 battery pack equals ~ 2 gallons of gas range (or more at low speed)." They also say "Pontoon boating: an 18′ pontoon boat could cruise at 4 mph for 4 hours, with a few bursts at 18 MPH, with one battery pack." So even if you had 3 battery packs, it's only like having 6 gallons of gas. And on a pontoon not everyone wants to putt at 4 mph, avoiding higher speeds because of range. So not ready for that application yet IMO.