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Posted 1/20/2022 4:39 PM (#1001614)
Subject: Electric Boats

Milwaukee Boat show is taking place this weekend and the Sentinel carried a story online today about one of the ski boats on display. It is from the longtime ski boat company Nautique and looks like others in the line but is fully electric. Costs was a list of $299,000. Weight was a chunky 5,600 pounds. Interestingly, the range at ski pulling speeds is only 2 to 3 hours.
Story went on to say Mercury is developing 5 different electric motors and that they will soon be available on a limited basis, primarily through a boat sharing program. The target market in the near term will be Europe where there is a push to ban gas powered boats.
I have been reading about all electric trucks but had not heard much about electric boats. Wonder how far away we are from electric fishing boats? Seems like the weight issue would be tough to overcome.