Electric hydro foil boat test

[Bruce]

https://youtu.be/-9_xx5eC1NY

[Tony Meola]

Pretty cool

I would collect about 1000 lbs of Eel Grass on those foils in about 15 minutes crossing the bay.

[Carl]

Pretty cool

I would collect about 1000 lbs of Eel Grass on those foils in about 15 minutes crossing the bay.

Great do that a few times and clear the way for us.


Great to see a true improvement in technology to make electric boats a viable option. Sure it has a way to go...but overcome the obstacles of electric one hurdle at a time. Fast, with some range...getting closer.

Thanks for posting Bruce

[Rawleigh]

I guess the seat belts are for when you hit a big wake and the bow digs in???? And why is the electric outboard "running" at the dock?

[Yannis]

For fear of bumping into the dock as there is no anchor, I suppose.

And have you noticed? Despite his awe and excitement, no "omagad", no "wow", no "like" every other word!

[Tony Meola]

https://boattest.com/article/new-dutch- ... e=hs_email

Looks like this is Electric Boat week. Here is an article I just received from Boat Test. Made by the Dutch. Has a range of 40 NM.

[Carl]

27' boat at $406k...not bad. Get that back quick saving so much on fuel.

[Rawleigh]

Just don't go too far from the dock!

[Carl]

40 mile range...figure a 1/3 reserve so you can go 13 miles from your dock. For me that covers about 75% of my trips. Then again when I get there I often troll a few hours.

[EarleyBird]

Do not think that would work to well on our 31’s, especially on an overnighter 90 miles from Manasquan….but then again I’ve been wrong. I’ll take the 5.9 BTA’s with my 3.5 KW Phasor generator. 220 gallons of diesel fuel and 400# of ice. See ya tomorrow night. EarleyBird

[Bruce]

Well forever we didn't think tier two emissions would hit the boating industry in the US. And all of a sudden it did. Got rid of a lot of good engines.

With the demand for eliminating internal combustion engines being pushed, it's not going to be long before it's legislated that boats be converted to electric, or they carbon tax people out of anything other than large yachts who can afford it, or price fuel up into the unobtainium range.

[Carl]

Let them keep working and tinkering with electricity or any viable means...it's how we progress. We went from a paddle, to a sail to steam, naptha, gasoline, to diesel, turbines electo-diesel, nuclear...which kinda goes back to steam.

Necessity is the mother of invention....and I need to fish. lol

[Tony Meola]

Well forever we didn't think tier two emissions would hit the boating industry in the US. And all of a sudden it did. Got rid of a lot of good engines.

With the demand for eliminating internal combustion engines being pushed, it's not going to be long before it's legislated that boats be converted to electric, or they carbon tax people out of anything other than large yachts who can afford it, or price fuel up into the unobtainium range.

California is on the verge of forcing Charter Boats to upgrade their engines and install scrubbers in the exhaust system. The current design eliminates all current wooden and Fiberglass boats due to the build up of heat from the scrubbers.

[Tony Meola]

And it looks like it continues as GM jumps into the Marine Market.

https://boattest.com/article/general-mo ... e=hs_email