My kayak is now a boat. Sure, my Hobie Mirage Compass was a polyethylene fishing machine before, but it was pedal-powered. Now, a Newport NK180 electric kayak motor pushes my 12-foot vessel to ...

The NK300 kayak motor is priced at US $1,299 and is expected to begin shipping in March 2023. The 30Ah battery is already available for US $849, while the 40Ah battery costs US $949.

And so is my motorized kayak. This article was first published in Issue 54 of Kayak Angler Magazine . Subscribe to Kayak Angler Magazine 's print and digital editions, or browse the archives .

The motor runs off of Bixpy’s outboard battery, which is rated at 378 Wh. That’s enough for 80 minutes of runtime at full throttle, which is apparently capable of propelling boaters up to 9 ...

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