Why Purchase an Electric Yacht Motor
(the dollars and sense)

As a yacht owner with an ageing Atomic 4,  I crossed my fingers every time I turned the key to start my engine.  Like many of you, I also said a little prayer just before I turned off my engine, hoping it would start the next time.  For many of us, our boat is supposed to be our "Happy Place" and we don't need the stress of wondering if our motors will start and run each time we step aboard.

Trying to find the best engine replacement solution for my Atomic 4 (and my stress), started with examining my needs.  I calculated that I used my engine about 100 hours each year with 90% being day-sailing.  I typically started my engine and let it run for 5 to 10 minutes to warm it up.  I then motor for 5 to 10 minutes and turn the engine off.  I started my engine on the way back in and motored for 40 minutes (depending on the wind) up the Northwest Arm in Halifax.  

After a year of research, I did not want to invest $12,000 to $15,000 on a new Diesel Engine for which I would never recover the cost.  The depreciation of a new diesel engine is about  $2000 per year (for the first 4 to 5 years) and that didn't make sense on my (not new) boat.  I also did not want to still have hundreds of moving parts to take care of every spring and fall, if there was a better solution.

Like many sailors, all I wanted was to feel the confidence of knowing my engine would work the first time, every time, keep its value as it gave me years of reliable service.  Yes, I wanted everything. 

The Electric Yacht system was my solution.  I discovered that an Electric Yacht motor will likely be the last engine my boat will ever need.  For the cost of two years of depreciation on a diesel  motor, I purchased a new Electric Yacht engine. 

Sincerely,  Fred