Hello Richie,
I recently had an unexpected adventure due to loosing my ability to maneuver because of insufficient thrust from an electric motor.
I would like to learn about any product that would overcome that problem for me in the future, along with other products that make the use of an all electric boat possible, e.g. batteries, controllers, or recharging systems.
I would be very interested in any test rides you could do, but my own boat is current "on the hard" for refurbishment that will take at least a year, probably more, to finish. If you plan to show your products at a nearby boat show then perhaps my wife and I could see a test ride on another person's boat.
I am not sure what you mean by a "small vessel". I have a Cal 29 and a 12' sailing dinghy. I consider them to be small and very small.
You are welcome to contact me at my email address below.
Thank you,
Brad Bates
Play Mate, Coffee Springs, Alabama
Bradley.A.Bates@gmail.com
On 2013-09-24, at 4:23 PM, voltboats wrote:Hello everyone,
I have been following the electric boat group for about a year and I enjoy reading and keeping up with these topics. we currently are in the process of developing and electric outboard motor with the option to run a 500W or 1,000W motor. The unit will have electric steering which can be controlled with any of the following methods. 1) Bluetooth control using a smart phone 2) Joystick wired to main controller or 3) GPS auto-pilot that uses the phone and custom application to navigate.
We would really appreciate your feedback helping us learn more about the market for a product like this from actual electric boat users and builders.
If your don't mind answering a few questions we would really appreciate it.
1)Would you like to use an electric outboard on a small vessel?
2) What features would you like to see?
3) How much would you spend for a 1.5-3 Hp equivalent electric outboard with electric steering and Bluetooth capability?
4)Would you be interested in taking a test ride with our prototype?
I really appreciate your help and we look forward hearing from you. Email me a richie@... for a test ride.
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