Electric Boating & Fishing Blog

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All Hail the Green Machine

All Hail the Green Machine

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...

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Hybrid Sportsman 38 Powered by Elco

Hybrid Sportsman 38 Powered by Elco

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...

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Jeff Reese and The Black Pearl

Jeff Reese and The Black Pearl

Jeff Reese has been tournament bass fishing since 1981 when he began competing on Georgia’s B.A.S.S. Nation trail. Winners in those club-hosted tournaments go on to compete in bigger events, and before long, Reese was a perennial Top 6 team competitor in Georgia’s...

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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...

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Terry Spencer: Oklahoma

As a long-time bass angler accustomed to big horsepower bass rigs---I’ve been incredibly pleased with the outcome of my “electric motor only” fishing rig. It gets the job done, moves quickly, is quiet and reliable. The 5 HP Elco with 2-24 V lithium batteries can run...

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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...

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Dave Rollman: Wisconsin

I have now owned my Elco for one full season and it operated flawlessly. I have it mounted to a 14’ x 6’ mini-toon and I really like the performance of the EP-9.9. Most of my neighbors are using a small trolling motor that has much less power, paid about the same...

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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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2020 Champions have been crowned!

2020 Champions have been crowned!

2020 Electric Bass Angling National Champions have been crowned! Kevin Hollasch and Matt Elliott, members of the Baltimore Metro Reservoir Anglers club, are the 2020 Electric Bass Angling National Champions. The team of Kevin Hollasch and Matt Elliott has accomplished...

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Hybrid Sportsman 38 Powered by Elco

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...

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