We believe efficient boating is good seamanship, both the way of the past and the way of the future. Seeing the burgeoning electric boat industry grow is one good reason for optimism these days. (you can click here to see our videos featuring electric boats).
There’s an electric Tolman Skiff running around the Salish Sea hiding a Nissan Leaf motor inside an old Yamaha outboard shell, using a roof full of solar panels to get up to 23 knots for short trips. It looks a lot like this amazing all-electric lobster boat working in Scotland, the first all-electric fishing vessel in the UK register.
This great, short documentary follows the trials and tribulations of going solar in a harsh commercial environment:
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