# Electric boat **URL:** \ **Category:** Do It Yourself (DIY)\ **Created:** [April 6, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-boat/602 "2008-04-06T08:30:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ryan\_from\_Ohio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Ryan\_from\_Ohio](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Ryan_from_Ohio)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-boat/602/1 "2008-04-06T08:30:19Z")
Hello, Im looking to build a small boat. Im fairly open to design and plan on designing it myself or altering some plans (preferably Hydro or Cat). I was looking at gas, but I think I can make it faster with Electric 😉 I know this has been the case in the model RC boats. Would love to apply the same to a real boat. I have no clue where to start finding motors, proper sizing, controlling of said motors, etc. My first goal is to get a rough idea of cost. Im on a fairly limited budget, so I need to buy used Im sure. If anyone could be of assistance I would appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Joab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sir\_Joab](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Sir_Joab)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-boat/602/2 "2008-04-07T21:15:08Z")
From my experience electric R/C boats are faster than gasoline, but they only run for about 7 minutes… A electric/sail hybrid might be quite practical though…