This 12′ Scamp sailboat, Snug, was commissioned in 2014 not only with all the usual options for a Scamp – the owner also wanted an electric drive unit installed. We rose to the challenge and replaced the water ballast with spill-proof, deep-cycle AGM batteries, for a total of over 300 amp hours of capacity. Coupled with a retractable drive unit on the transom, that’s enough power for 5 hours of cruising at full throttle....

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