I'm in America this week and visited West Marine the other day, having a chance to view the Torqeedos for the first time.
I really liked the 1100 series with the built-in (removable) battery pack. That would really simplify things. However, with a limit of 3hp you'd be pushing your dinghy along at maybe 4 or 5 knots.
The Cruiser series had more power, with 5hp+ being available, but requiring an external battery.
The thing though that really stopped me in my tracks was the price, all-in being about triple the cost of a little Merc or Nissan outboard of same power.
There must be many of you here who own these electric outboards, really what is your feedback considering the thousands of dollars more that needs to be spent to procure these?
I really liked the 1100 series with the built-in (removable) battery pack. That would really simplify things. However, with a limit of 3hp you'd be pushing your dinghy along at maybe 4 or 5 knots.
The Cruiser series had more power, with 5hp+ being available, but requiring an external battery.
The thing though that really stopped me in my tracks was the price, all-in being about triple the cost of a little Merc or Nissan outboard of same power.
There must be many of you here who own these electric outboards, really what is your feedback considering the thousands of dollars more that needs to be spent to procure these?