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Volume 36
Number 1
January 2010

Practical Sailor Tests 4-horsepower Electric Outboard

Pricey Solid Nav Traveler is a robustly built, powerful kicker.

Exploring the benefits of electric propulsion is an ongoing effort at Practical Sailor. As we test products currently on the market, we also keep an eye on new gear that’s in the works.

We’ve evaluated gas-less trolling motors like Minn Kota’s 24-volt RT80/S-3X (May 15, 2005) and 12-volt RT-55S (May 1, 2004), the Torqeedo Travel 801L portable electric outboard (November 2007), and electric alternatives for diesel inboards

4-horsepower Electric Outboard
Photos by Ralph Naranjo

The four-horsepower Solid Nav Traveler pushed our Cape Dory Typhoon test boat (2,000 pounds displacement) from a smooth slow-ahead idle to hull speed during testing in calm Chesapeake Bay conditions.

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