A new slant on an electic boat.

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I noted an article in Boat US this month. "Norway's Fleet of 'Flying Electric Ferries'. These are hydrofoil boats by Candela Electric boats. The specific boat in the article is a passanger ferry catamaran which runs on foils. But many of their boats were monohulls. Here is a video on an electric boat doing 150 miles in a day. A trip from Sweden to Finland, rechage about an hour in Finland, and back to Sweden; 75 miles each way. The speeds we in the 20 knot plus.

Here is link ot Candela Boats

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It looks as if the forward foil swings aft for shoal water and trailering. The Aft foil, which contains the electric motor retracts up and down, like a dagger board. It would be fairly easy to build a cruising boat to this stye. Now if I were a little younger I would be interested in this type of boat. The ferry boats are all cabin, so there would be a compromist for the "Cruising Boat".
 
There was one at the Seattle Boat Show in 2025. You can find all the latest about electric boats at https://plugboats.com/ . The Europeans are way ahead of us in electric boating. There are at least 25 companies that are producing electric boats these days; ranging from inflatable to 50' cruisers and catamarans. https://plugboats.com/plugboats-guide-to-electric-boat-exhibitors-venice-boat-show-2026/ If anyone is interested in converting to electric I would be pleased to try an answer any questions you might have. It's really easy to convert today since most equipment is now available "off the shelf." For a 22 ft C-Dory it would take about a 20kW motor to get in on a plane. I cruise at hull speed so only need 6kW.
 
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