Marine Electronics Quick Reads

Capt'n Billy writes for forums, blogs and periodicals and has enjoyed sailboats, power watercraft, and fishing since the 60s, in the lakes and rivers of Western PA and NY, and along the New England coastline. Dear Readers, electric boat motors have been around since my granddaddy was a tyke (the late 1800s). As with cars, when gas started to be plentiful and cheap, electric motors faded. Remember that electricity has only been commercialized since the late 1800s, and much of rural America d …