All of the sudden American boaters have a wide range of extremely moveable, blade-like electrical outboard choices so as to add somewhat clear, quiet energy. Becoming a member of the current North American launch of the RemigoOne from Slovenia, France’s Temo is introducing its personal smooth, clamp-and-ride electrical outboard. Whereas just like the RemigoOne in some key specs, the Temo 1000 presents a number of benefits that set it aside, together with a detachable battery pack that may be swapped in actual time to multiply your time on the water.
We talked about the Temo 1000 briefly when looking at the RemigoOne final month, because it had lately gone up for US preorder. This week, Temo introduced that the 1000 will make its official North American launch on the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Present in Maryland on April 25. Deliveries for many who have already positioned orders will start the identical day.
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With an output of 1,100 watts, the 48-V Temo 1000 is a detailed competitor to the RemigoOne, providing double the ability of the equally packaged ePropulsion eLite. It is designed to energy the gamut of small sailboats, tenders, RIBs, dinghies, rowboats and comparable vessels as much as 26 ft (7.9 m) in size. Together with an additional 100 watts, the 35-lb (15.9-kg) Temo 1000 packs on 3 lb (1.4 kg) over the load of the RemigoOne, giving each items roughly the identical quantity of energy per pound.
Whereas it appears fairly comparable in type, a few options actually differentiate the Temo 1000 from both the RemigoOne or the ePropulsion eLite. Most notably, the Temo 1000 includes a detachable 949-Wh battery pack that provides critical versatility to on-water utilization and charging. The 13-lb (5.9-kg) rectangular battery pack slides out from the highest of the chassis, then carries away for extra handy charging, very like a detachable ebike battery.
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The detachable battery may also ship quick-swapping functionality for multiplying runtime on the water. Temo says in its announcement it plans to supply spare battery packs, but it surely has not but added the choice to its North American equipment store. A number of American marine provide retailers have listed the standalone pack at US$1,249, nevertheless. A swappable battery stands to be a pleasant benefit in countering the notoriously brief runtime/vary of an electrical boat propulsion system.
One other distinction between the Temo 1000 and the opposite two aforementioned plug-and-play outboards is that the previous doesn’t use its tiller as a carry deal with. As a substitute, the tiller folds up and slides away into the outboard physique. The Temo 1000 could be rather less handy to hold with the shortage of useful tiller deal with, however the benefit is that the tiller might be saved fully away when not wanted, similar to to be used on sailboats with their very own steerable rudder. The slide-away tiller must also defend the deal with from any injury throughout off-boat transit.
Temo additionally makes use of a distinct model of mounting clamp to open up multidirectional motion. Just like the Remigo and ePropulsion drives, the Temo 1000 tilts up out of the water. But it surely additionally rotates 360 levels on the clamp, permitting it to swing to the facet and even 180 levels over the boat deck, a bonus that makes for simpler mounting from contained in the boat and extra accessible troubleshooting – like when the prop is loaded with seaweed:
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Different Temo 1000 options of observe embody an adjustable shaft top, twist-grip acceleration and magnetic starter key. The LED show exhibits key info similar to battery stage, energy and remaining working time.
All in all, the Temo 1000 appears like a well-designed little motor drive that may maneuver small sailboats across the dock and convey main energy to different small vessels. Temo estimates as much as 4 hours of cruising time on the water per cost, which takes an estimated 5.5 hours from an AC outlet.
The Temo 1000 is offered for order at a worth of $3,499. Temo presents a lineup of accessories that features an anti-theft lock package to maintain the 1000 safe on the boat, a shoulder bag for transport, and a 12-V charger as a second charging possibility.
Supply: Temo USA
