Electric Boat Motors That Outlast the Boating Season
Five platforms, 80 LB to 180 LB of thrust, all built on a brushless drive with the control board inside the housing and cooled by the water around it. No carbon brushes, no gearbox, no annual service.
Five Platforms Built on One Drive
Thrust, voltage, maximum amp and maximum propeller speed match model for model across the platforms. What changes between them is how the drive mounts and where the boat is steered from.
Every Caroute Product in One Place
Fifteen products across seven categories — five motor platforms and the accessories that finish an installation.
N Platform Brushless Electric Boat Motor
Five tiller-controlled models from 80 LB to 180 LB of thrust, all built on the same brushless drive and…
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W Platform Brushless Electric Boat Motor
The same brushless drive as the N platform, turned from a helm station instead of a tiller — five…
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S Platform Brushless Electric Boat Motor for DIY
The drive on its own: five thrust ratings, four shaft lengths and no fixed mounting, so the installer…
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E Platform Brushless Electric Boat Motor
An engine-mount drive for boats being repowered: the bracket takes the place of an outboard, and the…
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R Platform Brushless Electric Boat Motor
Three models built for signal control rather than a mechanical throttle — PWM in, thrust out, with…
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Stainless Steel Brushless Motor Body
A stainless steel motor body with engineering plastics end caps, for boats that live in salt water and…
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External Controller Box
Moves the controller out of the motor housing and raises maximum amp by 25% over the internal board —…
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Three Blade Propeller Kit
The standard three-blade propeller: 275 mm diameter, 100 mm pitch, supplied as a kit with the fittings…
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Two Blade High Pitch Propeller
A high-pitch two-blade propeller for light or fast hulls: 295 mm diameter, 200 mm pitch, twice the…
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Aluminium Transom Mount
The aluminium transom mount Caroute fits as standard to the N and W platforms, supplied separately for…
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Boat Steering System and Cable
The wheel and mechanical cable that turn a W platform drive from a console — listed as an accessory…
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Motor Kit for Steering Control
The bracket and shaft assembly that couples a Caroute drive into a steering…
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Twin Motor Joint Axis
A single adjustable link so two Caroute drives turn together — adjustable from 580 mm to 700 mm to suit…
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Handle Throttle Speed Controller
A hand lever that sets speed on a Caroute drive — the throttle for E, S and W platform installations…
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Side Mount Throttle
A console-side throttle with a black nylon body and a 10K waterproof potentiometer — and a published…
View detailsFour Kinds of Boat We Publish Data For
Three Things That Stop an Electric Boat Drive Working
Each of them has a specific answer in the Caroute range rather than a general claim about quality.
The drive fails mid-season
A brushed motor commutates through a sliding carbon brush, which wears out. There is no brush in a Caroute drive — the company quotes five times the service life of a conventional electric motor and no maintenance requirement.
The battery runs out before the day does
Efficiency values are significantly higher, up to 50%, which converts directly into 30% to 60% more range or power from the same limited battery capacity.
The controls do not fit the boat
Tiller, steering wheel, engine mount, bare drive and PWM signal control are five separate platforms rather than one motor with adapters.
Why the Control Board Sits Inside the Motor
Caroute builds an inner motor IC control board that cools itself with the surrounding water. Optimised IC control programming and brushless technology together mean that, for the same thrust and output power, a Caroute motor draws less input power than a competing electric motor.
- An 80 lb motor runs from one 12 V battery
And a 160 lb motor from 24 V — lower input power for the same thrust means a smaller, lighter bank.
- Up to 50% higher efficiency values
Measured against the brushed electric motors that dominate the trolling motor market.
- Much higher torque at lower battery currents
Which is what moves a loaded hull off a mooring without dragging the bank down.
- Quieter power and cooler operation
Water cooling keeps the electronics temperature down under sustained load.
Pick the Configuration Before You Pick the Motor
Thrust is the same across the platforms. What differs is how the boat is steered and how the throttle is commanded.
Tiller Hand Control
One hand, N platform
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Steering Wheel Control
Console steering, W platform
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Engine Mount Repower
Keep the existing controls
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PWM and Wireless Control
Signal in, thrust out
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Two drives, one heading
See how it worksThe Engineering Behind the Efficiency Claims
Why a Brushless DC Motor Is More Efficient Than a Brushed One
Eight published advantages of the permanent magnet brushless DC motor, from a 5-12% efficiency…
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How Brushless Motors Are Classified
Three ways brushless motors are classified: by phase angle, by speed, and by whether a position…
Read articleFrequently Asked Questions
How do I choose the thrust rating?
What is the difference between the five platforms?
Do the motors work in salt water?
Can the motor be controlled remotely?
What shaft lengths are available?
Can I buy direct?
Send the boat, get the specification
Loaded displacement and transom height are the two numbers that set the thrust rating and the shaft length. Send those and Jane will come back with a configuration.