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Torqueedo do offer a range of outboard and inboard motors that can be retrofitted into existing boats. https://www.torqeedo.com/us/en-us/products/inboards https

• Accujack 7y ago
  Only for tiny boats, though, and they're quite expensive. My boat needs two 150kW plus engines to move at speed. I might be able to get by at displacement speed with two 50kW engines, but something that like isn't available, and neither is the needed battery pack (Li-Ion, lead is too heavy to work).
  • driverdan 7y ago
    If you can afford a boat with twin 200HP motors you can afford to retrofit it with electric.
    • sokoloff 7y ago
      They can also much more cheaply afford to not retrofit it, despite having some amount of inclination/willingness to do so. (They literally can't afford to retrofit it right now as nothing is commercially available in that power output range.)
    • Accujack 7y ago
      Common misconception. I purchased my boat for $3000, and have spent around $12000 on it in four years making it safe and cleaning it up. I don't have the money to pay for a $20,000 retrofit to electric power. I can't afford a Tesla, either.
      • driverdan 7y ago
        That sounds like you got a pretty good deal.