O.G. Schmidt invented the electric trolling motor in 1934 when he attached the starter motor from a Model A Ford to a flexible shaft with a propeller on the end. A fanatical angler, Schmidt used the ...

The electric ... shaft, and several proprietary mechanisms that lift, lock, and steer the unit. I ran one parachute cord (provided) from the motor to a cleat in the cockpit. This allows me to lift the ...

thus reverse can be selected by pulling the lever. A simple button switch applies power to the motor, meaning that the machine can travel sedately backwards on electric power. We’re not entirely ...

This new Stealth E40 outboard combines a water-cooled PMAC electric motor and sinusoidal controller mated to conventional outboard motor components. Equivalent to a 40 hp gas outboard, it comes in a ...