ost boat builders recognise that an all-electric future isn’t yet viable for planing boats over a certain size – the weight and cost of the batteries required to give a sensible cruising range simply don’t add up. However, hybrid drivetrains with a limited electric-only range for low-speed cruising in sensitive areas such as rivers, harbours and marine parks, and petrol or diesel engines for faster, longer range work make perfect sense. The trouble is they are notoriously tricky to install unless the boat
