If I build and sell a small electric outboard motor, will it need to be certified?

[Scott Danforth]

I cant believe no one has figured out how to make a powersupply from ocean water yetesp as you move through it

They did thousands of years ago.......slaves with oars were fed by the fish caught on the journey

 

[smasterson2]

Electric motors interest me. I don't know much about them other than they go round in a circle and a piston motor goes up and down and seems to be very inefficient. Gas motors fight newton's law constantly, rotary motors were a little closer but just did not seem to catch. It would seem the power band on a electric motor is limitless and %100 renewable given the right power supply, this really is the way of the future. I bet our grandkids will be laughing at our motors and what we pay to keep them running.

It would or will be cool to strap on a 10 hp motor to a tin fishing boat and boot down the lake at 25 mph and be whisper quiet. All you hear the water on the bottom of the boat.

Go for it Smasterson..... Remember me when you hit the big time.

Thank you for the support. My next move is a 10hp motor but I need to start somewhere. I can say that the 10hp will be affordable too.

 

[SkaterRace]

Can't help with any information but I will say I like the idea but I think the hardest part will be marketing it not the price point,the actual design or anything comes down to getting people to want it.

 

[Old Ironmaker]

I was asking myself "who could pull something like this off that isn't a huge corporation with unlimited resources?" Then I saw your name. Yep that would be you Mr. Masterson. Prove the technology works and the cost to retrofit is profitable. Your exit strategy should be to sell the technology or license it in the future for huge dollars. Not to see these motors on boats with your name on them. It should say Yamaha or Tesla the cowl. Make sure all your patents are solid. Tesla doesn't need you they need your technology, you need there batteries. Question, if you can do it why can't the big boys do it? What is propriety on your end?

 

[Scott Danforth]

I don't think anything is proprietary.... Simply coloring outside the box

 

[smasterson2]

I was asking myself "who could pull something like this off that isn't a huge corporation with unlimited resources?" Then I saw your name. Yep that would be you Mr. Masterson. Prove the technology works and the cost to retrofit is profitable. Your exit strategy should be to sell the technology or license it in the future for huge dollars. Not to see these motors on boats with your name on them. It should say Yamaha or Tesla the cowl. Make sure all your patents are solid. Tesla doesn't need you they need your technology, you need there batteries. Question, if you can do it why can't the big boys do it? What is propriety on your end?

I think the big boys don't do it because it's not a big ticket item that is very competitive. The other thing is that the big boys have a little problem with thinking outside the box. My plan is to provide an affordable solution for entry level boating. The boat types would typically be 8 to 14 feet in length, Jon Boats, Inflatables, etc. Should be a perfect match for a Dinghy. Nothing is propriety. These components are easily sourced. Thank you for the interest.

 

[RobertThoreson]

To me, it sounds like you are onto something almost all "big" company's started as an idea in a garage. I say try until it works. Even if you go broke a few times first....

 

[RobertThoreson]

Plus... I just got off the river with my 14' crestliner and boy would I have loved to have an electric motor

 

[smasterson2]

I don't think anything is proprietary.... Simply coloring outside the box

Well put. Thanks Scott.

 

[smasterson2]

To me, it sounds like you are onto something almost all "big" company's started as an idea in a garage. I say try until it works. Even if you go broke a few times first....

I'm gonna try my best. Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[smasterson2]

Plus... I just got off the river with my 14' crestliner and boy would I have loved to have an electric motor

I noticed you have a Bayliner Capri. I converted my Bayliner 175 to all electric and I take it out twice a week. It's nice to just unplug it and have the valet put me in the lake and when I'm done, they put me back in my stall, I plug it in and go home. Here is some video of the boat on the water and a walkaround.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRqcp4Tzzrg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my0TX3INjSk

 

[Old Ironmaker]

You go Mr. Masterson, Sir. You don't think outside the box, you have turned the box into a ball and think around it.

 

[RobertThoreson]

Saemasterson, going to pm you

 

[smasterson2]

You go Mr. Masterson, Sir. You don't think outside the box, you have turned the box into a ball and think around it.

Thank you. I will take as much video as I can and try to share the progress.