Amity Boats "Alexis" recently converted to electric, acquiring a E-Propulsion Spirit 1 electric outboard. These beautiful classic yachts, designed by renowned designer, Barry Colson, are perfect recipients of electric propulsion motors. The quiet ease of the electric drive ties in very well with Amity's ethos of design simplicity and superb quality. The motor performs impeccably while maintaining an air of elegance. Alexia's owner has been thrilled with the quietness of the motor and the ease of docking. The simple twist grip control eases the motor from forward to reverse through neutral gi ..read more

The 30 Square The yacht is a traditional sailing yacht with a retractable 3kW ePropulsion pod drive. Installation date December 2023 Technical Information: Length overall: 9 m Boat beam: 1.9 m Draft: 0.5 m Displacement:1500 kg Electric motor system: ePropusion Pod drive 3 (3kW @ 48V nominal) retractable. Battery: ePropulsion E163 8kWh @ 48V nominal Electrician: Betts Boat Electrics Peter's electric Yacht. After chatting with Peter, one could not help but get excited about what Malcolm does to electrify a boat. Peter, being a boat builder, sees the work of many trades people including ..read more

Electric Bay Cruiser E motor sailer powered by ePropulsion EVO Navy 6 electric outboard with electric tilt. There is 1000 watts of solar on the cabin top and Gaff rig for a sail plan. This trailable boat makes an excellent cruising boat with unlimited range from solar and wind, no fossil fuel needed. Russell met Malcolm at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show some years ago while chatting about using cleaner energy especially for the propulsion of boats and having cleaner oceans by reducing the use of and the need to burn fossil fuel. So it was no surprise that Russell engaged the services of Malco ..read more

RITCHIE 38 DAYSAILER The Oceanvolt electric powered Ritchie 38 daysailer is a light displacement type of sailboat located in Sydney, Australia. It is powered by a 10kW electric motor system & 14kW battery pack exclusively from solar panels. One for the purists, it does not have a generator but can use shore power if necessary. The simplicity of this performance yacht gives its owners a great deal of pleasure. "Pleased to inform that Oceanvolt installation worked brilliantly. We motored for about two hours and had top speed of over 10 knots at max power, as noted from B ..read more

Freedom 33 Electric sailing yacht Oceanvolt 8kW shaft drive . Installation date December 2023 Technical Information: Length overall: 10m Boat beam: 3m Displacement:5400 kg Oceanvolt shaft drive AX8 (16kW @ 48V nominal). Battery: Victron Lithium smart 8kWh Electrician: Betts Boat Electrics ..read more

Catalina 31Electric sailing yacht powered by Vetus 075 Eline shaft drive . Installation date December 2023 Technical Information: Length overall: 10m Boat beam: 3m Displacement:5400 kg Vetus Eline 075 (8kW @ 48V nominal). Battery: Victron Lithium smart 20kWh Electrician: Betts Boat Electrics design Malcom designed and installed our new vetus 7500 electric engine, 20kw lithium battery bank and control systems for our 31’ Catalina 310. Great system and we love the silence & clean bilge. We were able to replace the large engine box with a much smaller and neater one. Next step is all ele ..read more

Triplet a 21" electric trimaran is designed for cruising comfort Power by 6kW ePropulsion Navy outboard. Owners comments The many reasons for our choices are;- About 36 years ago Malcom was recommended to us to do our electrics and refridgeration on a 40 ft Simpson Catamaran and we have kept in touch since. Because of our boating activities we would often receive positive feedback about Malcoms work. So when we decided to build our next boat it was with delight that Malcom agreed to provide guidance and design and build what would suit our needs. We now have a boat that has a10 KW battery ..read more

is a 13m aluminium ketch, fully electric, is undergoing a full refit with a Bellmarine 48V DC 20kW shaft drive motor. Charging sources will be a solar array and wind generator with a back-up diesel 6kW DC generator. The generator will provide sufficient power for continuous motoring in moderate conditions. The battery bank is 20kWh lithium, 240VAC is supplied from a Victron inverter/charger to facilitate induction cooking. Ben is planning to cruise the Pacific in a sustainable way with both reduced pollution and reduced costs and the added benefits of an electric powered life-style with the al ..read more

The Signet 20 made by Bluewater Cruising Yachts goes well with electric propulsion. Owners that have chosen to go with the electric have been thrilled with the quietness of the motor and the ease of docking. The remote deck mounted control the motor from forward to reverse through neutral giving the ability to dock under perfect control without having to twist around back to see the outboard At the end of the sail, after a simple hose down (no flushing required) the clean battery can happily be taken home for charging or be charged at the dock, whichever is more convenient. The EVO 1 has t ..read more

Leopard 40' This electric yacht, powered by Bellmarine sail drives was converted by Betts Boat electric Peter's electric conversion For about 8 years Peter had been considering transitioning from Diesel Engines to Electric Motors for propulsion, and 6 years ago his research led him to Malcolm through a manufacturer that had what seemed right for his boat. However, after considerable discussion with Malcolm, Peter realised that he should be more open-minded to someone who has real hands on experience with such a transition to electric and for an environment such as Australia and tropical water ..read more