Diy Electric Outboard Boat Motors

Well my motivations were as follows.

Diy electric outboard boat motors.

Scott actually orders yamaha 40 hp motors from an oem with everything except the powerhead. I want to build. So why did i do it. Basically the baby books of diy electric solor boat motors.

But the truth is i don t want one of those. It is a high output motor best suited for boats 18 25 foot for single installments and 25 35 foot for double installments. It will almost always be possible to buy a petrol outboard for less. I d hate to buy a motor that ll just die the first day or two of use because it s entirely wrong.

For most people building your own electric outboard motor is unnecessary time consuming and may well result in a product that is both inferior to and more expensive than a new commercial electric outboard. Dan took what was essentially an electric lawn mower motor and had a local machine shop fabricate a coupler and welded mount to affix the motor to the drive shaft on the outboard. For all intents and purposes it looks like a gas. Chris i m sure there are many wonderful free boats out there.

Diy projects are fun and challenge recycle and reuse part. Also anyone know of any good electric motors for this kind of use inboard or outboard at say 25 50hp. Our maintenance free designs save you time money and headaches making them perfect for dinghy inflatable boats tender boats and small sailboats. The whole thing runs at 48 volts dc and dan is supplying it from some agm.

He puts in an electric motor using mounts and other customizations he has developed over the past couple of years through lots of experimentation. What started out as a burned out yamaha 40 hp outboard engine is now an electric drive for dan s homemade pontoon boat that he keeps on a lake in nova scotia canada. He is the owner of stealth electric outboards which makes electric motors equivalent to a yamaha 40. Evoy s electric outboard motor system has gained great international attention after it is announcement in march.

Our electric outboard motors make your boat trips comfortable quiet and exhaust free. Thanks to our long range batteries and digital display you can leave your run time worries on the dock. The first mentioned will be available for delivery in spring 2021. This video is about converting an old gas powered outboard motor from the scrap into an electric.

The motor will be available as 150 hp 300 hp and 450 hp.