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LOA: 21’0”

Beam: 7’3”

Draft: 2’1”

Range: 50 nm

Top Speed: 30 knots

Cruising Speed: 20 knots

Power: (1) 125-kW electric motor

About five years ago, at his dealerships all across South Florida, Nautical Ventures Group CEO Roger Moore tried to bring electric-powered boats into his customers’ lives. “We fell flat on our face,” he says. “The marketplace wasn’t ready. There were some pretty good products out there, but nobody wanted to hear about it.”

Today, he says, boaters seem more interested in the idea, so

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