Torqeedo Travel 801 Electric Outboard Test

Navagear.com gets its hands on a Torqeedo Travel 801 electric outboard. We take it out of it's waterproof bag, put it together, and take it for a spin. Works like a small outboard, but no gas! Read more about our impressions at Navagear.com.

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Entertainment

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• torqeedo
• electric
• outboard
• propulsion
• boat
• marine
• dinghy

[Navagear]

It might be a little disheartening to drop that $600 battery overboard :-)

[pirogue29]

I would go with Minn Kota or MotorGuide. This flimsy thing is 0VER twice the price and half the quality as far as durability goes. Minn Kota has a shaft that is virtualy indestructable and their power specs are REAL !

[Yusep27]

Gasoline engines kick ass

[ppalamara1]

@pirogue29 i love minn kota but torqeeto is faster

[plumtube01]

Checked these things out. Very efficient and capable of moving a lot of weight. Nice quality piece of work, just dont produce the speed you need to get up on the plane in a small boat. If they offered a faster prop like they do on the bigger versions they would be great. Until then a good petrol outboard and minn kota are going to give you the best of both worlds for the same money.

The ability to hook up a solar charger is pretty sweet though.

[StormChaserChris]

nevermind LOL

[StormChaserChris]

@StormChaserChris BUT IM A COUNTRY KID!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[StormChaserChris]

is there a mini moter for like inflatable boats cuz im a kid?????

[fairyheli2]

I would not trust that battery to a pin. I would rather keep the battery in the boat and have the motor plugged into the battery with wire

[popasaxaphone]

look how fast hes going ... : p slow down there bud your going to hurt someone

[bassinmass0]

dont fuck around with this shit

[magpieyachts]

You need a clip on skeg fin to make it steer and track. Like RC model boats use turn fins for.

[ebiros2]

I think electric is the wave of the future. It doesn't create a greasy mess like gas powered, easy to maintain, and the motor has full torque at any speed. Batteries are getting close to same energy level per weight to gas, and recharge with solar, it's free energy.