The ePropulsion electric outboard delivers the ease of use of an electric motor. This motor comes with the lithium ion battery with a big enough charge to last you all weekend in Catalina. The battery is built into the top of the motor which can be removed and taken inside for charging. No sound comes from this motor, no impellor to worry about to keep it cool, no gasoline to mess with..just quiet power for your small tender. It is light too at under 40 lbs with the battery installed. Comes with a 2 year warranty and the manufacturer has a local office right here in Orange County. The electric motor has more torque than a gas motor so the 4 hp is more like the torque of an 8 hp gas motor. Unlike some of the competitors this motor was designed with salt water use in mind so the components are made to better withstand the harsh salt water. And this motor carries additional charge and power and costs less too.
Here is the content of the blog I wrote on this site on the EPropulsion outboard...
"The last couple of years we have been selling the E Propulsion electric outboard. In my opinion this motor changes everything for small outboards in the under 6 hp range. It offers so many benefits over a gas outboard. Let me highlight them. Most of the disadvantages also apply to propane motors...
No gas to handle or purchase
No service of the motor that's no oil changes, no impellers, no gear oil, no spark plugs, no fuel filters etc
No flushing of the motor
No hard starting or warm up of the motor
No problem with other family members trying to start the motor
No issue with storing the motor on it's side
No gas smell
No carb to clean or repair
Light weight
So with these advantages for the electric outboard what would be the advantage of owing a gas or possibly a propane motor..
The biggest advantage is the access to fuel with no need to charge a battery so basically an easy on-going fuel supply.
That is pretty much the only advantage offered by the gas motor..
To address this you need to do a little more planning when using an electric outboard. It is possible to by a second battery section so you can have one charging while you are using one of the batteries, the other is using a fast charger so you can charge a battery in 2-3 hours rather than 5 hours..
Whatever you decide the electric outboard offers a fantastic option for a small outboard motor"
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