[nimblemotors]

I'm building a 16ft jet boat, and am considering putting in an electric motor to power it. If I do so, it will have to be a hybrid as no way I can put enough batteries on board to last a day of running around the lake, and even if I could fit and afford them, it would weigh too much.

Given this, what I'm wondering should I bother?

I'm trying to maximum the internal space for people, traditional jet boats half the boat is consumed by the engine. An electric motor to drive the jet would be very compact, but then a gas motor goes somewhere. I'm thinking it can be smaller and tucked away in the back under the seats.

In my 'inventory' of surplus parts, I have a 9in ADC motor that seems good as the motor, a 650cc jetski motor for the gas engine, and a Mars BLDC as the generator.

What ya think? Too complicated, just go with the turbo 12A rotary?