Hobie Island Electric Motor

Outboard mount for hobie adventure island posted on march 12 2017 march 12 2017 by martyn recently rado owner of rado s rental rafts had an idea of putting a 2 5hp suzuki motor on the side of his 2016 hobie adventure island.

Hobie island electric motor. Hobie kayaks introduces it s revolutionary new hobie evolve series powered by torqeedo s ultralight 402 electric motor. Island hopper trolling motors are exclusively engineered to fit all hobie mirage drive kayaks. It plugs into the drive well of your hobie in place of the pedals and provides up to 24lb of forward or backward thrust. Jarvis walker watersnake hobie evolve slh electrolyte fpv power lithium batteries mounts.

Slips in easily snaps in place with cam locks. To purchase a kayak catfish shirt. The amazing ti has 3 forms of power now i have added a 4th in the form of a 5hp 4 stroke outboard motor on tick over it pushed the ti to 5mph. For the first time in kayak history you re one touch away from quiet clean and efficient electric propulsion.

I have been using this o. It s light enough to be. We are proud to offer a wide variety of island hopper and torqeedo kayak motors and accessories including motor mounts trolling motor mount combos mirage drive motors and transom mount motors designed to fit adventure island tandem island oasis odyssey outfitter quest revolution 17t tandem oasis proangler and other hobie fishing kayaks. In large bodies of water like rivers and areas where light current may exist kayaking in a tandem kayak such as vibe sea ghost 130t feel free ii lure hobie t17 ocean kayak malibu etc requires at the very least a 46 pounds of thrust kayak trolling motor because pedaling or paddling up river is definitely a challenge especially when one person is doing most of the work while other is.

Http amzn to 2e41zfw this video is a review of the hobie evolve electric motor kit by torqeedo. Go for hours at a steady two knots or pour on the juice for a burst of speed. The hobie evolve control unit features a magnetic key to throttle connection safety feature. Break this magnetic connection and the motor immediately stops.

Lithium manganese battery v2 a lightweight 6 6 pound 320 wh lithium manganese battery 11ah at 29 6v powers the system s featherweight torqeedo motor.