{"id":45290,"date":"2026-01-22T01:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/?p=45290"},"modified":"2026-01-22T01:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:35:24","slug":"is-electric-propulsion-viable-for-cruising-boats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/2026\/01\/is-electric-propulsion-viable-for-cruising-boats\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Electric Propulsion Viable for Cruising Boats?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the foreseeable future, most American sailing cruisers will be running their boats on diesel engines and fossil fuel. That\u2019s just the common-sense fact. For seasonal sailing cruisers, we can go 10 months on two or three tanks of diesel.\u00a0 For full-time cruisers, filling up four or five times a year might be normal.<\/p>\n<p>So, what is electric propulsion all about? \u00a0In part, it is a choice.\u00a0 Yet, it is also a way of running in silent mode, not just underway but also in anchorages. Like electric cars, electric powered sailboats are still a side market. But, it is a real option.<\/p>\n<p>If you are repowering your cruising boat or looking for an eco riendly cruiser, here\u2019s a look at the latest in electric propulsion for cruising boats.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sailingtoday.co.uk\/boats-gear\/electric-propulsion-for-boats-guide-to-choosing-your-electric-motor\/?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_content=other\">Read more here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the foreseeable future, most American sailing cruisers will be running their boats on diesel engines and fossil fuel. That\u2019s just the common-sense fact. For seasonal sailing cruisers, we can go 10 months on two or three tanks of diesel.\u00a0 For full-time cruisers, filling up four or five times a year might be normal. So, what is electric propulsion all about? \u00a0In part, it is a choice.\u00a0 Yet, it is also a way of running in silent mode, not just underway but also in anchorages. Like electric cars, electric powered sailboats are still a side market. But, it is a real option. If you are repowering your cruising boat or looking for an eco riendly cruiser, here\u2019s a look at the latest in electric propulsion for cruising boats. &nbsp; Read more here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45290"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45293,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45290\/revisions\/45293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}