Light weight outboard

I brought the engine to power my inflatable tender out to my yacht which is moored 100m or so off shore. It has been effective at propelling the tender two up and loaded with bags when it would otherwise be difficult to row. I am not sure how well it would push into a wind or a chop but so far in moderate conditions with light winds and sea, it performs well. I have used no more than 25% of the battery for the round trip and that is pushing along at power level 5 or 6, so range is plenty enough for my purposes. Overall I am really pleased, it is clean, light weight and easy to use. It comes with an excellent bag and manual. My only complaint is the propellor which is made of fragile plastic and is easy to damage - it got entangled in weed in the shallows on the first outing and the leading edge chipped. The propellor remains usable but I would guess with some loss of efficiency. I am much more careful now leaving the shore and have saved the spare propellor for when the propellor becomes more worn. Hopefully replacement propellors are available.

Adam Paynter | Truro | May 2022