Nestaway Boats Ltd - Torqeedo Electric Outboards

We are dealers for the full Torqeedo range of electric outboard motors from Germany. These include:
- "Travel" 503 & 1003 motors (pictured on the left). Compact, portable, and with integral batteries, much like the fuel tank on
a petrol outboard.
- "Cruise" 2.0 & 4.0 motors. Larger and more powerful; designed for connection to external batteries; and available with tiller control or remote control.

Both Travel and Cruise motors are completely waterproof (submersible!), a very practical feature in motors for small boats. And both types have easy-to-use "onboard computers" with inbuilt GPS to help you maximise range/efficiency.

Specific information on the Travel motors here:
Torqeedo 503/1003 motors

Specific information on the Cruise motors (a Cruise T model is shown on the right) here:
Torqeedo Cruise 2.0 and 4.0.

We can arrange a demonstration in Christchurch Harbour, on board either our Trio 14 or 16 boats - long, slim, easily-driven hulls that are ideally suited to electric propulsion.

In numerous independent tests, Torqeedo motors come out as the only
electrics that are realistic alternatives to petrol engines. They are far, far
more powerful than the electric "trolling motors" you may have seen
elsewhere, but can also operate all day at trolling speeds should you want
them to, in virtual silence, without "sooting up" as a petrol outboard would.

If you are considering "going electric" it is essential that you understand
there is a fundamental difference between electric and petrol motors.
Electric motors have huge torque from low revs, and are very well suited
to easily-driven (and surprisingly heavy) displacement hulls. They will
perform much better on low-drag hulls (hard dinghies, canoes etc) than
small inflatable dinghies, which are primarily designed to operate on the
plane (although the Cruise 4.0 can achieve this too!).

Petrol engines, particularly in the 2-10hp range, tend to have more "power"
but only develop this at the top of the rev range, where they will also be
noisy and use a lot of fuel.

The electric motor therefore comes into its own when you want to go at
relatively low speeds, quietly. Fishing, wildlife watching (or hunting), and
harbour, river or canal cruising are ideal applications - and in these locations
the speed limit is usually quite low (making the use of large petrol/diesel
engines moderately pointless).

And on an increasing number of inland waterways the only
permitted type of powered craft is electric. Others offer a discount
on licencing etc if an electric motor is used (eg Thames 25% off).

The Torqeedo 1003 models will drive our 14ft Trio multi-purpose-boat at
5-6 knots, which is much faster than most inflatables with a 2hp petrol
engine, and far in excess of the speed limit in most harbours and inland
waterways. Depending on your intended use, you might never be able to
use the extra power of a petrol engine - and with the Torqeedo you will
still be able to talk to (rather than shout at!) your fellow passengers,
with all the other advantages mentioned above.

Besides quietness Torqeedo motors are also exceptionally easy to use,
"just twist and go" - no messing about with chokes, or pulling starter
cords, or spilling petrol all over the boat. Once the engine is clamped to
the back of the boat you turn the tiller handle one way for forward and
the other for reverse. Inexperienced boaters love this!

Battery life is an issue that cannot be avoided but Torqeedo have vastly
improved the situation by incorporating a GPS and LCD display with all
current models, giving you an instant readout of battery state, range,
speed and power draw. Run/range times are greatly increased by throttling
back even slightly, and massively increased when running at half power or
less. On the right hull half power may still give you 75% speed and the
digital readouts enable you to balance the speed/range ratios to suit your
needs on each journey.