We've got the Spirit and use it on our 10' RIB dingy. The dingy flips up on a mount on the swim platform of our trawler, so the motor need to get removed when we store it and put on when we deploy it. This means it has to be lifted up and over the roughly 4 foot transom, so light weight is important. Being able to separate the parts in lighter pieces is useful. Also, the battery on the spirit floats if dropped. At full throttle, the RIB goes just over 5 MPH, almost exactly as fast as the Torqueedo, which we also tested. The spirit replaced a 2 HP Honda , which needed a carb disassembly and cleaning before each season and because it had a centrifugal clutch ( no shifter ) was hard to control at low speeds and needed to be spun around for reverse. It was also air cooled and noisy. We love the silence of the electric and it's easy to control. Before, we had to yell to have a conversation, now the loudest noise is the water gurgling. Would not go back.
Thank you for those insights Eric, yeah we are seriously looking at the Spirit. Also found the eLite which is new and even smaller. We are hoping to test it in the coming weeks at a dealer to see how it works on our tiny dinghy.
The electric outboard is kind of nice considering there is no longer a need for boat storage space for half a dozen gas cans or hoping some marina gas island is manned with room to tie up. Notice that after looking at the market and actually testing several electric outboards Nkki and Jason Wynn also elected to go electric for their new light weight Catamaran dinghy. The Wynn's have observed that there seems to be less and less gas available in the south sea islands.
Tina. Andreas. Good to see 'real' boaters taking an objective search for an electric outboard. We have looked at similar models - so many new developments in this sector - that it has convinced us that the 'ship-to-shore' electric motor market has arrived! You may also wish to look at the EP Carry motor out of Seattle. We did a number of interviews with the founder, Joe Grez, and recently attended his masterclass on this exact topic. While not a great video quality - the information is very useful for anyone looking to buy an electric outboard motor. You can find the entire interview here ua-cam.com/video/mYxQA6JXRoU/v-deo.html Good luck on your search and your 'new' boating life!
Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. We read them all and appreciate them a lot. And Thank you for sharing the video and letting us know about EP Carry haven't heard of them before. Will do some more research.
My spirit one broke after 3 uses. I end up taken them to court and won ... In my opinion poor made and Google 1kw to hp you will find its 1.34 NOT 3hp claim ..
Way to go! Mine stopped working after 2 summers of use for a total use of 20hrs tops! Epropulsion is only interested in the sale and has zero interest in service!
With a dingy, you often have to put the motor on and off the transom with the dingy in the water. This is unstable and a mistake can end with the motor in the water.
I’ve been lifting 9.9 4 stroke for last two years - they say 2 week lead time on Mercury 7.5e - I’m anxious to try it What did y’all end up going with for your dingy
We've got the Spirit and use it on our 10' RIB dingy. The dingy flips up on a mount on the swim platform of our trawler, so the motor need to get removed when we store it and put on when we deploy it.
This means it has to be lifted up and over the roughly 4 foot transom, so light weight is important. Being able to separate the parts in lighter pieces is useful. Also, the battery on the spirit floats if dropped.
At full throttle, the RIB goes just over 5 MPH, almost exactly as fast as the Torqueedo, which we also tested.
The spirit replaced a 2 HP Honda , which needed a carb disassembly and cleaning before each season and because it had a centrifugal clutch ( no shifter ) was hard to control at low speeds and needed to be spun around for reverse. It was also air cooled and noisy. We love the silence of the electric and it's easy to control.
Before, we had to yell to have a conversation, now the loudest noise is the water gurgling.
Would not go back.
Thank you for those insights Eric, yeah we are seriously looking at the Spirit. Also found the eLite which is new and even smaller. We are hoping to test it in the coming weeks at a dealer to see how it works on our tiny dinghy.
The electric outboard is kind of nice considering there is no longer a need for boat storage space for half a dozen gas cans or hoping some marina gas island is manned with room to tie up. Notice that after looking at the market and actually testing several electric outboards Nkki and Jason Wynn also elected to go electric for their new light weight Catamaran dinghy. The Wynn's have observed that there seems to be less and less gas available in the south sea islands.
Cool! 😯😯
Tina. Andreas. Good to see 'real' boaters taking an objective search for an electric outboard. We have looked at similar models - so many new developments in this sector - that it has convinced us that the 'ship-to-shore' electric motor market has arrived! You may also wish to look at the EP Carry motor out of Seattle. We did a number of interviews with the founder, Joe Grez, and recently attended his masterclass on this exact topic. While not a great video quality - the information is very useful for anyone looking to buy an electric outboard motor. You can find the entire interview here ua-cam.com/video/mYxQA6JXRoU/v-deo.html
Good luck on your search and your 'new' boating life!
Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. We read them all and appreciate them a lot. And Thank you for sharing the video and letting us know about EP Carry haven't heard of them before. Will do some more research.
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most mercury dealers dont have a clue about avator
My spirit one broke after 3 uses. I end up taken them to court and won ... In my opinion poor made and Google 1kw to hp you will find its 1.34 NOT 3hp claim ..
Way to go! Mine stopped working after 2 summers of use for a total use of 20hrs tops! Epropulsion is only interested in the sale and has zero interest in service!
bro 60 pounds is too heavy for you? if thats too heavy then you shouldnt be in the boating scene
With a dingy, you often have to put the motor on and off the transom with the dingy in the water. This is unstable and a mistake can end with the motor in the water.
Good point! 7.5e isn’t heavy! I just bought one! Try lifting a 9.9HP 4 Stroke 😂
@@SailingFearKnot try lifting a 25 hp 4 stroke Yamaha by yourself
I’ve been lifting 9.9 4 stroke for last two years - they say 2 week lead time on Mercury 7.5e - I’m anxious to try it
What did y’all end up going with for your dingy