I use the ePropulsion charger. It connects to the battery's power terminals as well as comes with a communication cable that talks directly with the battery during charging. I typically charge it after each fishing trip.
Great vid. Got the Epropulsion Spirit 1.0 plus. Excited to use it. Going out filming first impressions this week. Got a new skiff. My gas outboards constantly required $$$ maintenance and I got sick of it. Mostly was frustrated with missing out in fishing. ❤️
I've had my epropulsion spirit 1.0 plus for a year. My only issue with it is that the propeller is a vegetation magnet. I have to pull the weeds off by hand too often. I have a little 30 lb thrust minn kota that rarely traps weeds and if it does, I just put it in reverse and the weeds kick off. Does this weed problem happen to anyone else? Also, I have not been able to find that epropulsion sells a weedless propeller. Any possible suggestions\solutions would be appreciated. Thank you
I typically don't run my motor in weed areas. I've never seen a weedless prop for an outboard motor either so I would just try to manage the areas you fish.
@FreddieG It happens to us too. Weeds and plastic garbage bags. We keep a few long shafted trash grabbers with squeeze handles on our boat, which makes it easy to reach and remove the weeds and bags.
Bro, I have the Spirit 1.0 and experience awesome runtime at trolling speeds of 1.5 - 2.0 mph. After 7 hours of constant trolling, I still had 90% of my battery capacity. I fish Winnebago, Buttes Des Mortes and Poygan here in Wisconsin and I run out of lake WAY before I run out of battery. Example, Winnebago to Poygan on running UPRIVER in seven hours while only using 90% of my E Propulsion Spirit 1.0. I was on a 14 Regal, which is effectively flat bottom. Performance blew my mind. Can you do a comparable trolling test on your Navy 6.0?
If I trolled with the Navy 6.0 It would last me over a week with me running it on the E-175 battery. Glad to hear of your success and liking of the Spirit 1.0. It's a really nice setup. I actually trolled with it myself and only used around 10% for hours of fishing.
Thanks for your excellent videos, which I've just discovered. I recently acquired an EPROPULSION SPIRIT 1.0 PLUS from Tiny Boat Nation, and have been using it on my TOBiN Sport Inflatable tender. It is an excellent motor for this type of boat. Like you, I enjoy all the positive qualities of electric power, but am also buying a Yamaha 8HP gasoline outboard for times I want to be able to get up on plane and go faster. After viewing your video, I have this question: If you were to compare top speed and trim of your jonboat with a gasoline 9.9HP and the same with your E-Propulsion Navy, also rated at 9.9, which combination is faster?
Welcome to the channel. Glad you are enjoying hiur spirit 1.0. EPropulsion really do make great motors. On my jon boat the gas powered 9.9 is faster. At some point I do plan to move the E175 battery towards to front of the boat. I believe this will give me more speed but not to get on plane. I feel it's a matter of time before the technology for the electric motors are able to do that as well without having to Frankenstein a crazy setup.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV Thanks so much for your reply. So, do you believe that the rating of 9.9 HP for the EPropulsion Navy motor is overstated, seeing as how your jonboat with your Merc 9.9 is faster, or is there something else going on? Also, does the Merc 9.9 get your boat up on step? And how much faster does the boat go with that setup?
Awesome review :) thank you!! I wanted to ask, what was the main reason you went for the E175 instead of E80 battery? Is it mainly about increased run time? Also wanted to ask about the E Charger and if you have thought about using a solar setup with the E Charger? I am thinking about installing the 6.0 Evo and E80 on a small 24ft sailboat and just not sure about battery size and charging option. Thought I'd ask and see if you had some advise. Thanks again for great videos on the topic. cheerio from Down Under :)
Hey. I thought about a solar charger but I honestly never run out of power with fishing and running the boat. I went with the E-175 for the longer run time as well as the ability to utilize the full strength of the motor. Going with the E80 for the Navy 6, you will only use 100amps of the available 125amps throttle. Essentially you're cutting out the top 20% of the throttle. The E80 battery can only handle 100a output. Run time will be shorter as well. If cost is an issue you can go with the Navy 6 motor and the HI-POWER 48V Lithium Battery Pack. It comes with the charger as well. There is a 120ah and 160ah capacity and both can handle up to 200 amps max output. Besides price, what I like about it most is it only weighs 74lbs compared to the E175 48volt that weighs almost 200lbs. Might be a good fit for your sailboat. You can get everything (motor and battery) on TBNation.net. They have it all in stock and ships quickly. If you buy from TBNation please use our affiliate link tbnation.net/?ref=BBF5. This will help support our channel and would be much appreciated. :) Well, good luck and hope this info helps.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV awesome!! Thank you so much. I forgot about maximising the power output. I will make sure to use the link if I go ahead with the purchase :) thank so much again. Have an amazing week :)
I have one and my Lock isn't work so when i go in reverse the motor flyes out the water Pluss when you dock the boat motor drags on floor or you take it off and carry it..? I have the spirit 1.0 there isn't any way it's 3hp more like 1.5 I can see it working on lakes but use it in a channel with a currant and its a waste of money you will have your fingers crossed you make the bank.... I'm trying to sort this on under there warranty I've used it 3 times , watch this space and see how they respond.....
Refreshing - to share your experience and see your objective reports. Valuable tips. One question: You convinced me to buy the 6.0 EVO - regarding battery should I buy 2 X E804096 Wh ⁄ 48 or better 1 x E175 8960 Wh ⁄ 48 ?
I would go with the battery configuration that works best with your boat. Be sure to pull the battery dimensions from their website in case space is an issue for you. I went with the 175 since space was an issue. If space isn't an issue I would probably go with the two smaller ones to be easier to take the batteries in and out the boat if needed.
Are you able to tilt the outboard to 60 deg (out of the water) from the boat? I have an ePropulsion Navy 6.0 (non-Evo), which has the motor in the upper unit, so the lower unit is pretty light and easy to tilt. I've heard a lot of folks complain that it's nearly-impossible to tilt the motor out of the water from inside the boat with the 6.0 Evo, since the lower unit is so heavy (thanks to direct drive). Perhaps not an issue for trailering at some boat ramps, but for someone like me that beaches frequently, it's a potential deal-breaker.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV It would be great if you could demonstrate the tilt procedure in a future video. I'm trying to understand if it's a feat of strength or just a mild inconvenience. i.e., could it be performed by a slight woman or a senior? Thanks!
Very informative, Thanks Man, BTW the tiller handle recommendation to Epropulsion and the reverse damping recommendation seem like strong R and D points!
Thanks for the review. This review was very imformative. I'm glad you have enjoyed it and that it was worth the time and money. It's great to have that option when fishing bodies of water that don't allow gas motors. Thanks for the video. Tight Lines!!!
Hi, can you use 3rd party batteries if the specs are the same? It would save a lot of money and weight if i just go with li-ion, then it would be interesting
Hi. Yes you can but make sure you find batteries that put out a continuous discharge current of over 125amps. This was the deciding factor for me. If you go any lower the battery ABS system will shut the battery off. At the time I couldn't find a third-party battery that could do that, but that was over 2 years ago.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV Thank you! In that case, is a Navy 3 better if the boat is quite small and holds no more than 3 people? It saves a lot of watt, what is the continuous discharge of the Navy 3 at full throttle/3000w?
Great honest review
Thanks man.
Thanks for sharing your experience with me and appreciate you
Extremely helpful. Thank you!
Nice!!! How do you charge the battery? And how often?
I use the ePropulsion charger. It connects to the battery's power terminals as well as comes with a communication cable that talks directly with the battery during charging. I typically charge it after each fishing trip.
Oh cool. Thx!
Great vid. Got the Epropulsion Spirit 1.0 plus. Excited to use it. Going out filming first impressions this week. Got a new skiff. My gas outboards constantly required $$$ maintenance and I got sick of it. Mostly was frustrated with missing out in fishing. ❤️
I hear you man. Congrats on your new motor purchase. The Spirit is a nice little motor. Compact, lightweight and very user friendly.
thanks for the open honest review
Great comparison video! Btw what equip did you use for the underwater sound tests?
Thanks. I used a gopro
@@BassBrothersFishingDMVah! That is smart.
Im going to buy the talamex heavy duty hdx 400 inflatable with alu floor will this be a good electric motor ?
I've had my epropulsion spirit 1.0 plus for a year. My only issue with it is that the propeller is a vegetation magnet. I have to pull the weeds off by hand too often. I have a little 30 lb thrust minn kota that rarely traps weeds and if it does, I just put it in reverse and the weeds kick off. Does this weed problem happen to anyone else? Also, I have not been able to find that epropulsion sells a weedless propeller. Any possible suggestions\solutions would be appreciated. Thank you
I typically don't run my motor in weed areas. I've never seen a weedless prop for an outboard motor either so I would just try to manage the areas you fish.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV Thank you for your reply.
@FreddieG It happens to us too. Weeds and plastic garbage bags. We keep a few long shafted trash grabbers with squeeze handles on our boat, which makes it easy to reach and remove the weeds and bags.
Bro, I have the Spirit 1.0 and experience awesome runtime at trolling speeds of 1.5 - 2.0 mph. After 7 hours of constant trolling, I still had 90% of my battery capacity. I fish Winnebago, Buttes Des Mortes and Poygan here in Wisconsin and I run out of lake WAY before I run out of battery. Example, Winnebago to Poygan on running UPRIVER in seven hours while only using 90% of my E Propulsion Spirit 1.0. I was on a 14 Regal, which is effectively flat bottom. Performance blew my mind. Can you do a comparable trolling test on your Navy 6.0?
If I trolled with the Navy 6.0 It would last me over a week with me running it on the E-175 battery. Glad to hear of your success and liking of the Spirit 1.0. It's a really nice setup. I actually trolled with it myself and only used around 10% for hours of fishing.
140 mioe range
Thanks for your excellent videos, which I've just discovered. I recently acquired an EPROPULSION SPIRIT 1.0 PLUS from Tiny Boat Nation, and have been using it on my TOBiN Sport Inflatable tender. It is an excellent motor for this type of boat. Like you, I enjoy all the positive qualities of electric power, but am also buying a Yamaha 8HP gasoline outboard for times I want to be able to get up on plane and go faster. After viewing your video, I have this question: If you were to compare top speed and trim of your jonboat with a gasoline 9.9HP and the same with your E-Propulsion Navy, also rated at 9.9, which combination is faster?
Welcome to the channel. Glad you are enjoying hiur spirit 1.0. EPropulsion really do make great motors. On my jon boat the gas powered 9.9 is faster. At some point I do plan to move the E175 battery towards to front of the boat. I believe this will give me more speed but not to get on plane. I feel it's a matter of time before the technology for the electric motors are able to do that as well without having to Frankenstein a crazy setup.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV Thanks so much for your reply. So, do you believe that the rating of 9.9 HP for the EPropulsion Navy motor is overstated, seeing as how your jonboat with your Merc 9.9 is faster, or is there something else going on? Also, does the Merc 9.9 get your boat up on step? And how much faster does the boat go with that setup?
Awesome review :) thank you!! I wanted to ask, what was the main reason you went for the E175 instead of E80 battery? Is it mainly about increased run time? Also wanted to ask about the E Charger and if you have thought about using a solar setup with the E Charger? I am thinking about installing the 6.0 Evo and E80 on a small 24ft sailboat and just not sure about battery size and charging option. Thought I'd ask and see if you had some advise. Thanks again for great videos on the topic. cheerio from Down Under :)
Hey. I thought about a solar charger but I honestly never run out of power with fishing and running the boat. I went with the E-175 for the longer run time as well as the ability to utilize the full strength of the motor. Going with the E80 for the Navy 6, you will only use 100amps of the available 125amps throttle. Essentially you're cutting out the top 20% of the throttle. The E80 battery can only handle 100a output. Run time will be shorter as well. If cost is an issue you can go with the Navy 6 motor and the HI-POWER 48V Lithium Battery Pack. It comes with the charger as well. There is a 120ah and 160ah capacity and both can handle up to 200 amps max output. Besides price, what I like about it most is it only weighs 74lbs compared to the E175 48volt that weighs almost 200lbs. Might be a good fit for your sailboat. You can get everything (motor and battery) on TBNation.net. They have it all in stock and ships quickly. If you buy from TBNation please use our affiliate link tbnation.net/?ref=BBF5. This will help support our channel and would be much appreciated. :) Well, good luck and hope this info helps.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV awesome!! Thank you so much. I forgot about maximising the power output. I will make sure to use the link if I go ahead with the purchase :) thank so much again. Have an amazing week :)
Buy 2400 watt wind feratror
Can it run direct from solar panel? If yes how many watts panel need to run?
I have one and my Lock isn't work so when i go in reverse the motor flyes out the water Pluss when you dock the boat motor drags on floor or you take it off and carry it..?
I have the spirit 1.0 there isn't any way it's 3hp more like 1.5 I can see it working on lakes but use it in a channel with a currant and its a waste of money you will have your fingers crossed you make the bank.... I'm trying to sort this on under there warranty I've used it 3 times , watch this space and see how they respond.....
Buy whaler 13 30 hp ekco 20 mph plus
@@sharonbraselton3135 No thanks..
'very informative and well spoken - thanks
Thanks 👍🏾
Refreshing - to share your experience and see your objective reports. Valuable tips.
One question: You convinced me to buy the 6.0 EVO - regarding battery should I buy 2 X E804096 Wh ⁄ 48 or better 1 x E175 8960 Wh ⁄ 48 ?
I would go with the battery configuration that works best with your boat. Be sure to pull the battery dimensions from their website in case space is an issue for you. I went with the 175 since space was an issue. If space isn't an issue I would probably go with the two smaller ones to be easier to take the batteries in and out the boat if needed.
Buy 2 bateries doubled range
Are you able to tilt the outboard to 60 deg (out of the water) from the boat? I have an ePropulsion Navy 6.0 (non-Evo), which has the motor in the upper unit, so the lower unit is pretty light and easy to tilt. I've heard a lot of folks complain that it's nearly-impossible to tilt the motor out of the water from inside the boat with the 6.0 Evo, since the lower unit is so heavy (thanks to direct drive). Perhaps not an issue for trailering at some boat ramps, but for someone like me that beaches frequently, it's a potential deal-breaker.
Yes I can tilt it up as far as I need to. It's bottom heavy so I get what you're saying.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV It would be great if you could demonstrate the tilt procedure in a future video. I'm trying to understand if it's a feat of strength or just a mild inconvenience. i.e., could it be performed by a slight woman or a senior? Thanks!
Good follow up!
Very informative, Thanks Man, BTW the tiller handle recommendation to Epropulsion and the reverse damping recommendation seem like strong R and D points!
Right!!! Thanks for watching.
Gotta say, sounds like a legitimate shake (review)
Good one......now post some "catching" stuff..
Lol. Coming up
Great review. I appreciate the honest take. Always useful content.
Thanks
Great job. Thanks 👍
Thanks for the review. This review was very imformative. I'm glad you have enjoyed it and that it was worth the time and money. It's great to have that option when fishing bodies of water that don't allow gas motors. Thanks for the video. Tight Lines!!!
Thanks Duane. 👍🏾
Hi, can you use 3rd party batteries if the specs are the same? It would save a lot of money and weight if i just go with li-ion, then it would be interesting
Hi. Yes you can but make sure you find batteries that put out a continuous discharge current of over 125amps. This was the deciding factor for me. If you go any lower the battery ABS system will shut the battery off. At the time I couldn't find a third-party battery that could do that, but that was over 2 years ago.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV Thank you! In that case, is a Navy 3 better if the boat is quite small and holds no more than 3 people? It saves a lot of watt, what is the continuous discharge of the Navy 3 at full throttle/3000w?
@@bexraphaela The Navy 3.0 requires less power at 62.5 continuos amps.
so how much was the cost?
Which electric outboards would you recommend, ePropulsion Navy or Elco?
Epropulsion all day. Very reliable, quiet running and plenty of power.
@@BassBrothersFishingDMV -Thank you.
Would like to hear you run it...
I did another video with on the water test. ruclips.net/video/MDB9Tuuqapk/видео.htmlsi=vicIJ9xS09KBNg6H
As usual great information.
Thank you sir
Ill stick my gas engine thanks for helping my know I dont want electric, Ill stick with what works
Not comparing gas motors, but if some lakes you can use gas.
What wouldn’t work for you here?