Who is going to be the first?

[greg setter]

I got lucky on that motor Jeff, somebody had returned it because it was too small for their application. It had 7 hours on it and the paint wasn't even off the original prop. Duck hunting is really it's only use, so I doubt I put more than 15-20 hours on it a year. If I was sculling, I think I would do what you are talking about. But Delaware river sculling at my tender age of 64 is probably not in the cards, and I wish I had gotten into it about 20 years ago. The lower Delaware is a good river for that.

 

[Mark W]

I just cant se these being widely adapted for one reason other than what has been mentioned above. Many boat owners (larger boats like or 20' speedboat are kept on a lift down in the water. I can't imagine what it would cost to get the high powered electrical cable dow to the boat and then I can't imagine having that high power running under the dock to the charging station. And many owners would need to charge at the lake as taking the boat out of the water everytime it needs to be charge would be a pain in the butt.

And then you have the whole issue of the grid being unable to handle the large scale charging that these bew requirements are going to need.

And changing the subject a little. I heard some stats this morning that are teling. There are 600 million vehicles on the road in the US (cars, trucks, rental cars, buses, schools buses, delivery vehicles and so on). At the curren rate of EV aaptation, it would take over 100 years to repalce all of them and yet States like MN have mandates where everything has to be electric in under 25 years.

Anyway, won't catch me owning an EV boat anytime soon. Nor an EV pickup.

Mark

 

[Jeff Reardon]

Many boat owners (larger boats like or 20' speedboat are kept on a lift down in the water.I I can't imagine what it would cost to get the high powered electrical cable dow to the boat and then I can't imagine having that high power running under the dock to the charging station.
Mark

What power is running the boat lift? Why would power for charging dockside be any different from plug-in shore power at a marina?

 

[Mark W]

Faster charging. Normal 110V might take a long time. The way our boat is used, one battery pack wouldn't last the morning and then it would need to be recharged.

Just guessing here but charging an EV with 110 takes forever and a day.

Mark

 

[Jeff Reardon]

Yeah, I think if people go all-in on electric boats, they are going to want to install a fast charger. If and when sales take off, I suspect most marinas will have charging stations just like they have shore power, fresh water, and fuel for sale today.

EVs--on land or water--are always going to make less sense for high mileage/long trip users. In my local context, it would a tough sell for someone pulling lobster pots 4 hours a day 30 miles from the mooring, six days a week. But might make a lot of sense for someone planning a start and stop trip fishing for a few hours once or twice a week.

Costs need to come way down and we need to see these things work in practice before most of us will consider this.

My wife and I considered an EV for our last car purchase, but for our driving pattern, the amount we'd save fuel over the ~50 mpg we get from a hybrid would not have made up for the higher monthly payments. My guess is that will be different when we buy our next car in about 8 years.

Not so much when we replace my truck--fewer EV options, all very expensive, and range for multi-day trips off pavement into the woods is a real concern.

 

[Mark W]

Yeah, I think if people go all-in on electric boats, they are going to want to install a fast charger. If and when sales take off, I suspect most marinas will have charging stations just like they have shore power, fresh water, and fuel for sale today.

EVs--on land or water--are always going to make less sense for high mileage/long trip users. In my local context, it would a tough sell for someone pulling lobster pots 4 hours a day 30 miles from the mooring, six days a week. But might make a lot of sense for someone planning a start and stop trip fishing for a few hours once or twice a week.

Costs need to come way down and we need to see these things work in practice before most of us will consider this.

My wife and I considered an EV for our last car purchase, but for our driving pattern, the amount we'd save fuel over the ~50 mpg we get from a hybrid would not have made up for the higher monthly payments. My guess is that will be different when we buy our next car in about 8 years.

Not so much when we replace my truck--fewer EV options, all very expensive, and range for multi-day trips off pavement into the woods is a real concern.

While we are fortunate to have a marina on our chain of lakes, most lakes in MN and WI are on smaller waters with no marina. The grid structure isn't so great either. If this State, and many others, force folks to purchase EV cars by a certain year (MN is pushing it in a few years time) today's grid will not be able to handle the additional electrons required. Now throw in EB's, it puts even more strain on the system.

I don't ever see owning an EV in my future. We do quite a bit of longer distance on back country driving to very small towns. Doing so in the winter where there is always many opportunities to get snowbound would make an EV dangerous.

Not of me yet. Maybe I'll be long gone before EV'smake sense.