3-5HP electric "outboard" tms........anybody own one, have recommendations?

[AlabamaSpothunter]

A number of people on my home lake have these sweet motors by Torqeedo, and I've seen Facebook ads for a company called Newport Vessel.   Amazon has a China made one for like $800 that has more HP than both the previous models.   Looking to get a tiller model.  

 

The Torqeedo model I like is $2900 which includes the battery, and the Newport Vessel comparable model is $1k + $1k for the lithium extended battery.

 

Anybody have motors from either company, or from another that you can recommend.   I'm not sure I can spend $3k for a TM.    

 

This will be used where a normal outboard would be on a traditional Bassboat.    Thinking it will be a relatively lightweight 16-18" boat.   Aluminum, not glass.   

[Crappiebasser]

I don’t know what the price is going to be but Mercury’s new 7.5 electric looks cool. 
 

https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us//engines/outboard/avator/mercury-avator-75e/

[AlabamaSpothunter]

5 minutes ago, Crappiebasser said:

I don’t know what the price is going to be but Mercury’s new 7.5 electric looks cool. 
 

https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us//engines/outboard/avator/mercury-avator-75e/

Dang that thing looks wicked cool.   

 

I might be able to fly under the radar with 7.5, but the max HP in the lake rules are 5HP.    

 

Those Torqeedos are pushing huge pontoons 10mphs easy, they sound sweet too.    Future is coming fast, I'm sure in 5 years spending 2-3k for a 3-5HP quality TM will look stupid.  

[TnRiver46]

Just don’t sink it like you did your current electric motor………

 

I can’t say much mine got water in the foot 

[Fishingmickey]

On 1/6/2023 at 8:03 PM, AlabamaSpothunter said:

A number of people on my home lake have these sweet motors by Torqeedo, and I've seen Facebook ads for a company called Newport Vessel.   Amazon has a China made one for like $800 that has more HP than both the previous models.   Looking to get a tiller model.  

 

The Torqeedo model I like is $2900 which includes the battery, and the Newport Vessel comparable model is $1k + $1k for the lithium extended battery.

 

Anybody have motors from either company, or from another that you can recommend.   I'm not sure I can spend $3k for a TM.    

 

This will be used where a normal outboard would be on a traditional Bassboat.    Thinking it will be a relatively lightweight 16-18" boat.   Aluminum, not glass.   

     I've got the Torqueedo 1103AC (155# thrust / 3hp ) on my Hobie PA14. It works great for what I use it for.  A Torqueedo 1103 travel motor clamps on the transom and would be fine pushing or pulling a large 16' - 18' aluminum until the wind blows.  I suspect it would wind vane like a mother.   You would need a skeg or rudder in the wind to keep the boat tracking in windy conditions.

FM

[WIGuide]

The Mercury 7.5e is only the equivalent of about a 3.5hp outboard, the 7.5 comes from the 750 watts of power at the prop shaft so you wouldn't have to rule it out yet. 

[padon]

alot of electric lakes around here. i run the torqueedo 4.0 . 48 volt system pushes my 17ft tracker at about 6.5 mph. i run it at about 5.5 and i can fish 12 hours without running out of juice. they will run on lead acid but i upgraded to lithium this year and saved 450 pounds. performance id better too. the have a readout that tells you how much power your using and how many hours you have left at that speed.alot of guys are running the 8 and 10s. they get 12 mph or so but cost over 10 k with lithium batteries.ive been seeing some of the newport vessels ones the last couple years and performance is similar and guys seem to be happy with them.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

6 minutes ago, padon said:

alot of electric lakes around here. i run the torqueedo 4.0 . 48 volt system pushes my 17ft tracker at about 6.5 mph. i run it at about 5.5 and i can fish 12 hours without running out of juice. they will run on lead acid but i upgraded to lithium this year and saved 450 pounds. performance id better too. the have a readout that tells you how much power your using and how many hours you have left at that speed.alot of guys are running the 8 and 10s. they get 12 mph or so but cost over 10 k with lithium batteries.ive been seeing some of the newport vessels ones the last couple years and performance is similar and guys seem to be happy with them.

Awesome, you got to post a pic of your rig.....I'm looking at exactly that setup....a 17ft aluminum restored tracker 

[Woody B]

Is your lake electric only, or just power limited?

[padon]

9 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Awesome, you got to post a pic of your rig.....I'm looking at exactly that setup....a 17ft aluminum restored tracker 

ill see what i can do. ( computer moron) mine is actually a 1754 jon that i customized with front and rear aluminum decks, rod locker, tackle storage etc.

[the reel ess]

On 1/6/2023 at 9:36 PM, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Dang that thing looks wicked cool.   

 

I might be able to fly under the radar with 7.5, but the max HP in the lake rules are 5HP.    

 

Those Torqeedos are pushing huge pontoons 10mphs easy, they sound sweet too.    Future is coming fast, I'm sure in 5 years spending 2-3k for a 3-5HP quality TM will look stupid.  

Scrape off the numbers. Or better yet, put a sponsor sticker over them. I'm all about the cheap fix. ?

[AlabamaSpothunter]

4 hours ago, Woody B said:

Is your lake electric only, or just power limited?

yeah electric only 

[casts_by_fly]

On 1/6/2023 at 9:36 PM, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Dang that thing looks wicked cool.   

 

I might be able to fly under the radar with 7.5, but the max HP in the lake rules are 5HP.    

 

Those Torqeedos are pushing huge pontoons 10mphs easy, they sound sweet too.    Future is coming fast, I'm sure in 5 years spending 2-3k for a 3-5HP quality TM will look stupid.  

the 7.5 is just the name. It’s a 3 hp equivalent. The epropulsion spirit is about the same and in the $1200-1400 bucket.