RemigoOne NEO now in stock

The RemigoOne Neo is a lightweight but powerful electric outboard with a fully-integrated battery (permanently sealed into shaft, no fiddly cables or corroding connectors) and innovative height adjustable clamp bracket (one motor caters for all shaft sizes).

And we do mean lightweight, at 12kg including battery (plus separable 2kg bracket) the RemigoOne Neo is only about 2kg heavier than the battery alone for an ePropulsion Spirit PLUS. And it’s not a tiny battery… at 1085Wh the RemigoOne Neo battery has a bit less capacity than the ePropulsion Spirit (1276Wh) or Spirit 2 (1539Wh), but more than the Torqeedo 903/1103 (915Wh) or TEMO 1000 (940Wh), and about the same as the Torqeedo Travel (1080Wh).

One shaft size for all boats. The RemigoOne Neo height adjustable bracket is brilliant if you want to transfer your motor between different boats. And it’s “future proof” if you decide to change your dinghy and it has a different transom height.

The motor is rated 1kW continuous with a boost mode up to 1.5kW, for one minute at a time (repeatable immediately if battery and motor happy). That extra 500W probably only means a 10-15% increase in speed – it depends on the boat – but it’s nonetheless useful if you’re trying to motor against wind, tide or chop.

The shaft looks quite like a rudder blade and functions as one, even with the motor stopped. This is great for slow speed manouevres, coming alongside pontoons etc.

Lastly, we also think the Remigo Neo looks great, in a modern minimalist kind of way. The all-aluminium construction lends it an air of indestructability.

Remigo Neo Controls

On the RemigoOne Neo motor speed, and forward/reverse, are controlled by buttons and LEDs on top of the main shaft. This works well – soon becomes intuitive – but may take a little getting used to, as most other electric outboards have these controls on the tiller. There are advantages to this approach: no “tiller cable” to snag or chafe; and all the electronics are sealed in, protected from water, UV and salt. The magnetic kill cord is also on top.

If you don’t like the control location – or indeed need a remote control that operates up to 15m away from the motor – there is now an optional remote control, which handily stores in the end of the tiller. But it does cost about £200, so we recommend you try the standard, buttons-on-top, system first… and add the remote control later if you don’t get on with it. For more information on remote control see: REMIGO REMOTE CONTROL

RemigoOne NEO – more about that clamp bracket

A nice feature of the RemigoOne Neo is that it’s very easy to fit on the bracket. You can clamp the bracket on first, then slide the motor straight onto it. This also reduces the weight you have to handle when passing up/down from the riverbank, or from the deck of a larger boat into a dinghy.

The height adjustability is by means of three bolts that clamp the sides of the bracket against the main shaft, and is the work of a few moments.

If you choose to leave the clamp bracket on the dinghy there’s also an optional simplified storage bracket (no tilt/trim function etc). You could use this to mount the outboard on a yacht’s pushpit, or inside a cockpit locker, for example.

RemigoOne NEO Security

Our electric outboard customers raise the issue of theft quite frequently… these are expensive and desirable pieces of kit. In the case of the Remigo it’s quite easy to add some theft resistance; use a standard outboard lock on the clamp handles, and put a padlock through the top of the clamp shaft.

That is not going to stop the determined thief but hopefully it will deter or divert the more casual ones. Ultimately insurance companies can only ask you to do what’s reasonable, and that is about all you can reasonably do with an outboard.

RemigoOne Neo Battery Charging

There are several options for charging the battery:

• AC MAINS STANDARD. The charger supplied as standard with the Remigo Neo will work on mains power worldwide (100-240V). A full charge from flat takes about 6hrs.
• DC 12 VOLT. This optional charger is a “cigar lighter socket type” to charge your Remigo from other batteries (eg domestic bank in a yacht or motorhome). It draws 100W (about 8A at 12V) and takes 10-12hrs from flat. Whilst DC charging is slower than mains charging, if your power source is other batteries it’s more efficient than using the mains charger via an inverter (because of conversion losses).
• AC MAINS FAST. The optional fast mains charger cuts the charge time from 6hrs to 3.
• SOLAR. This is a different charger to the DC 12V option, and can actually be slightly faster if you have a large enough solar panel (up to 150W), and enough sunlight! Input 20-40V, MC4 connectors.

Remigo do offer their own folding solar panel but as usual with the manufacturer-branded panels it’s quite expensive for what it does… we’d recommend some online research into third party options.

RemigoOne Neo Compared to Rivals:
ELECTRIC OUTBOARD MOTOR COMPARISON

There are now quite a few electric outboards on the market with broadly comparable specifications, ie around 1kW power and 1kWh battery capacity, at somewhere near the £2000 mark. The STANDOUT FEATURES of the Remigo are its built-in battery (no connectors to worry about – all the others have some form of battery connector), impressive light weight, and unique height adjustability. If you want to be able to use your electric outboard on more than one boat (with different transom heights) then the RemigoOne Neo is out on its own with this capability.

As a very quick specification comparison: 
– the ePropulsion Spirit PLUS is competitively priced at £1875 and has a 1kW motor with a top-mounted 1276Wh battery (largest capacity here). The battery also floats, but there is a cable you have to connect. Total weight 19.3kg, 10.6kg ex battery.
– the Torqeedo Travel S at £2500 has a 1.1kW motor and top-mounted 1080Wh “click and connect” battery (no cables). It has a nice colour display on the tiller with GPS showing range and speed. Total weight 20.2kg, 11.3kg ex battery.
– the TEMO 1000 at £2299 similarly has a 1.1kW motor and 949Wh removable battery that fits inside the shaft. As such it’s the lowest capacity battery here (won’t run for quite as long) but is very nicely made and the tiller also stows away in the shaft. Total weight 17kg, 10kg ex battery.

Also worthy of consideration is the ePropulsion Spirit 2 (1539Wh battery, 2kW motor and up to 3kW boost mode) which has quite a lot more power/battery but at £2600 is in the same price ballpark as some of the 1kW motors. 

We either sell, or at least have one example of, all of the outboards mentioned above at our warehouse showroom in Christchurch, Dorset (UK)… come and see for yourself!