Thanx for the welcome Sean. Thanx for the SCA reference Dave. You saved me from digging it up. It's a neat thing. John is an electronics guy so he used his skills on the M15. We just got lucky that it was his that was available when we decided to purchase one. The motor is run by DC batteries. John has three in the boat. I don't know what comes stock. It's charged by AC with a converter built into the boat. John kept it charged at the slip. We keep it charged in the driveway. He has a meter that controls charge. The controller is under the cockpit seat (starboard rear) with the knob easily accessible. Twist the knob for forward and reverse. John said he never ran out of power, but his guess is the motor can run for about two hours. It got a little hairy for a while. We dropped sails and motored for a while. We probably used it for 45 minutes to an hour with no problems. We'll rig it up with solar chargers so we can replenish when no AC power is available. I've heard that an electric outboard is available out there, but haven't chased it down. It's nice to have been able to get a boat that wasn't a "project". We'll naturally make changes to personalize the boat but it was "turn-key fun" for us. salngail M15 #361 "JustUs" (formerly "Rejoyce") M23 #2 - being built In a message dated 9/11/2009 8:27:17 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, Nebwest2@aol.com writes: Way to go you guys!!!! Welcome to the club!! :-) What's this about an electric inboard??? I hadn't heard of that before. Love to know more about it. Sean M23 "Dauntless" _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!