Electric Jet Drive Boat
Avon electric tenders are entirely handbuilt in france including the revolutionary jet drive using the century old know how of zodiac nautic.
Electric jet drive boat. Boat jet drives are available in brands such as american mercury jet omc sierra and yamaha. To ensure the efficient performance of your boat with minimal hull resistance from the struts rudders and shafts an appropriate drive is necessary. Such drives pump water at great velocity through a nozzle pointing astern propelling the boat forward. The boats are assembled by seasoned professionals in our factories and each model is signed by his supervisor.
Jet drives are used mainly because they are simple cheap and need little maintenance. It is the first true innovation in marine propulsion since the invention of the propeller. A jet boat draws water under the boat and expels it through the stern. The big three in the pwc industry are sea doo kawasaki and yamaha but it seems as if sea doo is the only one currently developing electric pwcs.
The mercury 25 hp jet drive outboard motor is designed to get you through the most challenging waters. One of the world s leaders and pioneers in waterjet propulsion australia s doen waterjets has developed an electric hybrid ready waterjet to meet the increasing global demand it is seeing for clean marine mobility. To be successful an electric drive must be power efficient from beginning to end. This means that we cannot expect kawasaki to come out with an electric jet ski anytime soon.
These systems are used in high speed boats. Started in 1971 by avid boatie and mechanical engineer fran udvary doen was one of the first companies to focus exclusively on jets for recreational boats and. It can replace the propeller and the jet drive with an economical efficient and environmentally friendly system. The penalty is a disappointing efficiency compared to props no big deal as long as there is plenty engine power and fuel is relatively inexpensive.
Specifically engineered to propel boats in shallow water where traditional outboards are unable to operate mercury outboard jets replace the gear case with a jet pump that sits even with the bottom of the boat. On may 26 2015 we were granted a united states patent on the vortex seadrive system. The jet drive is often good for boats that operate in such conditions. Water is drawn in through a grating set flush into the bottom of the boat where a pump driven by an engine sucks water in and forces it out at high velocity through a nozzle at the stern of the boat.
The boat is steered by directing the flow of water.