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Elco Motor Yachts proudly supports the Electric Boating and Fishing Network (EBFN) as the title sponsor. EBFN is an international network dedicated to the advancement and growth of the electric marine propulsion industry. The mission of the EBFN is to make the world aware of the joy, excitement, and power that this tech displays while helping to keep our waterways clean. The future of our environment depends on the choices we make today. Go Electric!

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Elco, the First Name in Electric Marine Propulsion, Celebrates its 130th Anniversary

by ebancseries | Apr 13, 2023 | Electric Boating Network, Press Releases

Elco Motor Yachts Introduced clean electric marine propulsion 130 years ago this year at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Since then, the company has been a trailblazer in marine electric propulsion, launching one innovation after another. When introduced during the...

Wenona, The 1899 Elco Electric Motor is still running

by Electric Boating Network | Oct 6, 2022 | Electric Boating Network, Port Elco Club

Wenona was built in 1899 and delivered to the F.R. Smith yard on Lake George. Today, Wenona is still running on her original electric motor and demonstrates that quality is our tradition at Elco. In 1903 she was purchased by Bishop Stires, who owned a camp at Shelving...

All Hail the Green Machine

by Electric Boating Network | Oct 5, 2022 | Electric Boating Network, Press Releases

Electric motors and battery capacity will exceed the horsepower and range of gas engines and a tank full of fuel. When that happens, internal combustion engines may vanish as quickly as a stack of $20s at the gas dock. How soon will that happen? Read the full article...

The Future is Now

by Electric Boating Network | Oct 5, 2022 | Electric Boating Network, Press Releases

Check out this great article and see how the past, present, and future are electric! Read the full article here. The Future-Electric Boats

Electric Outboard Repowering on a Boston Whaler Super Sport

by Electric Boating Network | Sep 23, 2022 | Electric Boating Network, Press Releases

Ever wonder exactly how a gas outboard compares to an electric one? Boating Magazine did, and they put our EP-50 up against a Johnson 40 on an iconic Boston Whaler 13 Super Sport. Read the article here. Back in 2015, I’d mused on these pages that my son, Evan, then in...

Hybrid Sportsman 38 Powered by Elco

by Electric Boating Network | Sep 23, 2022 | Electric Boating Network, Port Elco Club

The Silence of the Wind. Speed of a Gazelle. Beauty of a Woman. From Huckins Yachts The Sportsman 38, Huckins newest yacht, is leading the way into a new era of production and has something for everyone. This beautiful combination of yesteryear and the future proves...