Electric Boating Network
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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!
Electric boaters
Finger Lakes Boating Museum: New York
With an amazing history dating back to 1924, the PAT II makes waves with the future of boating with an All-Electric Dive from Elco. With an air-cooled Elco EP-40 motor, the PAT II has a cruising speed of 6.5 knots and a maximum speed of just around 10 knots,...
Silver Springs State Park: Florida
St. Johns Ship Building of Jacksonville Florida delivered a totally electric glass bottom tour boat “Chief Potackee Betty Mae Tiger Jump” to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Agency in June. Designed by Lay, Pitman & Associates, the new aluminum...
IBINews.com – Elco: Everything old is new again
Most of us think of electric boats as comparatively new technology. But in the US, the Elco Boat Company builds electric launches with a 129-year heritage of innovation, having introduced its first electric boats back in 1893. “The company was essentially founded out...
Elco Working with Matin Flory
ALL-ELECTRIC TOUR BOAT ADA-COMPLIANT For nearly 150 years, visitors to Florida's freshwater Silver Springs have been captivated by the area's underwater beauty from within glass-bottomed boats. Florida State Parks' newest vessel in its fleet is its first...
Joe & Wendy Kitchell: Monterey Bay Eco Tours
Originally, from Seattle, we’ve always been around the water. I started working on boats at age 18 in Key West, Florida on the third largest reef in the world, just teeming with sea life. Over time I would hop on boats going on voyages around the world. Upon returning...
New York State Tug Boat: New York
Twin EP-100 Inboard The NYSCC Tug was launched into the mostly iced-over NYS Erie Canal…The vessel performed beautifully. If there were any doubters there earlier, there were none by the time the tug returned and tied up. Once in the water, we waited for NYSCC workers...

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