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Solar power is becoming a practical way to support electric outboards, especially for boat owners who spend long hours on the water, cruise slowly, or have limited access to shore power. We are not talking about replacing the battery with a few rooftop panels. The useful idea is simpler: use solar energy to put some of the power back into the battery while you are boating or between trips . That can make a noticeable difference on small boats, tenders, fishing boats and sailboats. The right setup depends on the motor, battery voltage, solar-panel output and charging equipment. How Does Solar Charging Work With an Electric Outboard? The basic setup is straightforward. Solar panels produce DC electricity, a suitable solar charge controller manages that power, and the controller sends it to the outboard's battery. For example, ePropulsion offers a dedicated 180 W solar charger for the Spirit 1.0 Plus/Evo battery, while its newer 12V/solar charger can accept solar input and is rated at...

There are sandbars on Long Island that most boaters drive right past without ever knowing they exist, and the ones that do know about them don't always share the information willingly. I've spent enough time on the Great South Bay and Peconic Bay to know exactly why. These spots are genuinely beautiful, often uncrowded if you know when to go, and almost completely inaccessible without a shallow-draft boat and a motor that doesn't need a fuel dock nearby. The epropulsion Spirit 1.0 Evo handles all of that on a single 1,276 Wh charge, quiet enough not to disturb the wildlife you came to see, and light enough to carry down any boat ramp on Long Island's south shore without help. Here are five spots worth the trip. Quick Reference: Five Long Island Spots + What to Know 1. Democrat Point & The Sore Thumb — Fire Island's Most Famous Sandbar Democrat Point is the westernmost tip of Fire Island. The shallow sandbar that extends into the inlet, called Sore Thumb, ...

What if one of the biggest improvements you could make to your boating experience is something you barely notice? Less noise. When most people compare boat motors, they look at horsepower, speed, battery capacity, range and price. Noise often becomes an afterthought. But spend a few hours on the water and the difference becomes much easier to understand. A loud motor can become the background soundtrack of an entire trip. It can interrupt conversations, overpower natural sounds and make a peaceful journey feel more mechanical. A quieter electric outboard changes that relationship. Instead of the motor becoming the centre of attention, the water becomes the experience again. And this is where the psychology of quiet boating becomes surprisingly important. Why Does Noise Matter So Much on the Water? Sound affects how we experience a place. Think about sitting beside a quiet lake compared with sitting beside a running generator. The location might be the same, but your perception of it is...

One boater bought a 1kW motor for his 14-foot RIB and called it underpowered. The sailor who bought the same motor for her dinghy calls it the best purchase she's made on the water. They're both right, and that's exactly the problem with how this question gets answered. A 1kW electric outboard isn't one experience. It's seven different experiences depending on your boat, your load, your water, and how you actually use the motor. Here's what those scenarios honestly look like, not against the idealized conditions of a manufacturer test, but against real boating. A 1kW outboard is the right motor for most dinghies and tenders under 700–800 lbs in protected to semi-protected water. It is not the right motor for boats above 900–1,000 lbs, heavy loads in open coastal water, or any scenario requiring sustained power against meaningful current or chop. Everything else depends on your specific situation, which is exactly what the seven scenarios below cover. What 1...

The last gas outboard on Lake Michigan cuts out at 9:47am on a Tuesday in June. What happens in the next sixty seconds is something no living American has ever heard. Not silence. Something richer than silence. Something older. This question deserves to be asked seriously — not as environmental debate, but as a genuine exercise backed by real science. Because the answer reveals something unexpected: most of us have never actually heard what our lakes sound like without us. The Scale of What We've Added There are currently over 9.3 million registered small motorboats in the USA. On any summer weekend, the surface of Lake Erie, the Finger Lakes, or Table Rock Lake carries the layered mechanical noise of hundreds of outboards running simultaneously. That noise doesn't stay on the surface. Sound travels approximately 1,500 meters per second in water — nearly five times faster than in air — broadcasting engine noise across the entire water column, instantly, in every direction. What...