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Solar Power Boats Propelled by Torqeedo

by Electric Outboard Guy on October 10, 2011

Sienna Solar boat powered by Torqeedo crossing Lake Cootharaba into a breeze. More information about this solar boat at http://thetorqeedoshop.com.au and the designer/builders page at http://scruffie.com

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Planning with Torqeedo Cruise 4.0

October 3, 2011

The following video give you an excellent example of how a small boat can plane with a single Torqeedo Cruise 4.0. The speeds this small craft achieves is amazing for an electric outboard powered boat.

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Electric Powered Canoe with a Torqeedo Travel 1003

August 29, 2011

This video will give you some indication of the speeds that can be achieved with a small boat, or in this case canoe, and a Torqeedo Travel 1003. You’ll notice that the Torqeedo is mounted on a side transom mounting. The author also records a top speed of 8.9km/h over ground. Not for a packed [...]

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The Future of Electric Boating

August 22, 2011

While this electric boat may look like something out of a sci-fi movie, it’s actually a new trimaran project built in cooperation with Granger Multihull Designs, Torqeedo Australia and Noosa Marine. The Granger designed trimaran uses twin Torqeedo Cruise 4.0. As you can see from the video the highly efficient design will allow longer cruising [...]

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Impressive Speed from a Torqeedo Travel 1003

August 8, 2011

This video gives you a great sense of how fast you can motor in a small aluminium boat (tinny) or dinghy with a Torqeedo Travel 1003. While I’m not sure where this video was taken (looks like europe), it appears that the person in the clip is in about a 4 meter boat. You also [...]

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Torqeedo Travel 1003 – The Perfect Outboard for Yacht Tenders

August 2, 2011
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Torqeedo’s most popular electric outboard, the Travel 1003, is gaining favor with Yachties. If you’re ever used a small petrol based outboard to power your yacht sender, you’ll understand what a paid in the backside it is to stow it on board. When you stow a petrol outboard, you either need to empty the fuel, [...]

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Planing with a Torqeedo Cruise 4.0 and Highspeed Propeller

July 25, 2011

One of the big questions many people ask when they’re considering an electric outboard motor is: “Can I still get my boat planing?”. While there are a number of factors to consider, such as the size of boat, weight and efficiency through the water, it is indeed posible to get you boat up on the [...]

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Torqeedo Powered Inflatable Boat Tender with PowerFilm Solar Panel

July 19, 2011

This video provides an excellent demonstration of the wide variety of applications for Torqeedo electric outboards. They are particularly suitable for inflatable yacht tenders because they’re so easy to store. You don’t have to worry about spilling petrol when refueling and at only 13kg’s the Torqeedo Travel 1003 is highly portable. The Travel 1003 depicted [...]

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Pontoon Boat Powered by Torqeedo Cruise 4

July 4, 2011

The first thing you’ll notice when you watch this video is how quietly this pontoon boat is moving through the water. The guys at Dolphin Boat Hire on the Noosa river in Queensland have used a Torqeedo Cruise 4.0 on this hire boat. What a great way for tourists to experience the beautiful surrounds – [...]

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Demonstration of the Travel Kayak Ultralight Outboard Motor

June 25, 2011

Founder and managing director Christoph Ballin, demonstrates the Torqeedo Travel Kayak Ultralight Motor. Christoph explains how this motor has been specifically designed for kayaks, ensuring it is light weight and efficient. The motor will propel most kayaks faster than normal paddling speed. To attached the Ultralight motor to a kayak all you need to do [...]

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