We have had our Torqeedo Travel 1003 for 8 months and our subscribers have requested a video about it and we have had many others interested in it. So here i...

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alright guys we've been asked by our

subscribers to make a video on our

electric outboard and we've also been

stopped by heap of people asking about

it so here's the video I think it's

important to mention that this is an ad

we're not getting paid in any way for

this video it's just our experience of

the positives and the negatives so we

didn't buy our tender and outboard

directly we received them and we

purchased a sailboat Kauai that was

eight months ago and the outboard was

around six years old when we purchased

our boat when we were looking to

purchase our sailboat we only ever saw

petrol outboard that came along with you

tender so we're pleasantly surprised

when the boat that we really wanted came

with an electric outlet

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we'll start with a few of the specs we

have a taquito travel 1003 which is

equivalent to a three horsepower petrol

outboard with a maximum speed of five

knots it has an integrated lithium

battery which will go into more detail

about later it is 14 kilograms in total

eight point nine kilograms without the

battery attached to use it you twist the

throttle forward and backwards for

Reverse similar to a petrol outboard it

also has GPS to calculate speed and

range for more detailed information

we'll include it at the end of the video

and will also link the taquito web site

for those who are interested this is our

battery that we use to power the

outboard it's twenty nine point six

volts and 532 Watts we charge it using

the sun's rays converted to through our

solar panels and our inverter into

electricity and we charge it that way

so it's great that there is no petrol

the biggest advantage of having an

electric outboard is that there's no

petrol which saves us money in the long

run it also saves as time as we don't

need to try and source petrol and we

don't need to store it on our boat and

also a major advantage of no petrol is

that it's a lot better for the

environment

we usually lock the out ball by

padlocking the to fastening levers

together once unlocked you simply turn a

couple of levers to unscrew the outboard

is light and easy to move around which

is important for us as a liver board we

try to get sure at least every couple of

days to exercise explore or restock so

it's great that it's light enough for

both of us to take on and off at eight

point nine kilograms without the battery

which is very easy to manage once the

outboard is fastened to the tender the

battery is easy to slip on weighing 5.1

kilograms the battery is then locked in

place

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it's really easy to connect and

disconnect the power from the battery

there is only three electrical points

one being the power to the steering and

three charging this makes the setup

process quick and easy and you're on the

water

within minutes this is the key it is

waterproof and it also has a lanyard

attached for safety so if you fall out

of the boat it will just simply pull the

key out it attaches to this section of

the outboard magnetically so it's very

easy to put on and very easy to take off

and turning it on and off is very simple

turning it on just hit the power button

just like that and turn it off same

thing

so we've never had a petrol outboard

before but we've seen so many different

people trying to start them and having

troubles numerous times and we've also

seen people rescued in different bays

with their airports not starting you

know we've been really fortunate with

our electric battery life for us has

been quite good and reliable at two

knots boat speed the battery lasts for

10 hours and 30 minutes at 3 knots it

lasts for 3 hours and 30 minutes and at

the maximum speed of 5 knots

it lasts for 35 minutes we have been

caught out once with the battery when we

first purchased our boat 8 months ago we

really wanted to go for a swim a long

way away and pushed it too hard and fast

and Jay said to row us a long way home

we're aiming for way down there but the

aiming for just near those two tanks

over there

not sure you can actually see it so far

away yep

we got this far and our engine decided

to go flat when going ashore it's handy

to have an outboard that is easy to lift

up and down

the lever is easy to flick and pull the

engine up due to its weight either

tracer or I can lift the tender out if

we feel it needs extra security also the

batteries handle allows chain to go

through and lock it off

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now our food comes with a handy digital

display with information such as battery

status remaining range speed and power

input the engine is quiet is the first

thing people notice the second thing

people notice is how small our tender is

and they normally laugh this is the

sound it's also waterproof and sealed so

no sand in the engine also no smelly

exhausts which is great for the

environment we have found that the

electric outboard doesn't turn overly

well to the opposite side you're sitting

so we can't say if this is unique to an

electric outboard this is a problem

mostly

in strong currents and winds it turns

well on the side you are sitting

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on long journeys away from the boat we

sometimes worry that the battery could

run out if we haven't charged it

recently there are a few options for

this however you can take the charger

with you if you have the option to plug

it in you could buy the portable solar

panels that's specifically for the

torpedo outboard or you could buy an

extra battery which may be expensive and

we'll go through the cost of that a

little bit later on we've actually had

one problem when starting the engine

before what happened was we've got a 30

flash up on our screen and after

researching we found out that the

probable cause was that we hadn't

plugged in this connection correctly it

was a little bit crooked

we were also advised online to use

electrical conductor spray and just to

spray that on the different connections

and we haven't had a problem since so

fingers crossed no more problems

we didn't buy the outboard and battery

as mentioned but we have researched the

current cost online as of the 1st of

June 2019 the outboard with battery cost

1799 euros and if you want the extra

battery it's 560 euros you can also get

a heap of accessories including a

portable solar panel to charge the

battery as you go all right so that is

the end to summarize we've had our our

board for 8 months and we've really

loved it the major things that we've

loved about it are that it's very easy

it's been really reliable it's cheap to

run and it's also great for the

environment so yeah hopefully you guys

got something out of it and enjoyed the

video that's why we try to make it for

others who are maybe contemplating

electric engine here at Aikido owner or

you do have a night out board and want

to add some you know positives and

negatives to the comments that would be

fantastic or if you have a question

write to us we'll get back to you with

anything that we know about you're

talking about if you're wondering where

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enjoyed the video that'll be great and

if you for the video

here is the technical data for the dork

Edo travel 1003 and also information

about the variety of different outboards

Tokita offers depending on your

requirements

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