Targa Electric Motor: BlueNav Propulsion Alongside Your Combustion Engines
Head offshore on combustion power, enjoy your stops in silence. Alongside your Targa's combustion engines, BlueNav electric propulsion opens up new possibilities: hold your position in a cove without dropping anchor, reach your pontoon with precision, cruise with no noise or emissions in electric mode. In Finland, a Targa is already running this hybrid configuration.
What electric propulsion changes on board
Stop without dropping anchor
Our Virtual Anchor BlueNav holds the boat on its GPS point with no physical anchor: in a single click, our electric motors offset wind and current. With twin motors, DPS also keeps the boat pointed in the direction you choose, for boarding, disembarking or refueling.
Maneuvering a cabin cruiser by joystick
The joystick combines steering and propulsion in a single lever. 360° Docking pivots the boat in place, and Lateral Docking moves it sideways up to the dock. Our guides Docking alone and Tight marina maneuvering cover these situations in detail.
Cruise in silence
Under electric propulsion, you approach a coastline, an anchorage or a protected area without the noise of combustion engines. The autopilot works under electric propulsion: Heading Hold, Course Hold, Cruise Control.
Which BlueNav propulsion for a Targa?
Our solution is designed for powerboats up to 18 tonnes. The Targa we equipped, a 14-meter, 11-tonne offshore cabin cruiser, runs two BlueSpin Outboard 15 kW motors, which are always installed as a twin setup. This installation unlocks every Smart Navigation feature, including those that require two motors.
Every Targa has its own engines and layout. For yours, they are checked during the assessment: we analyze your boat and recommend the best-suited configuration.
How it installs
No structural modification
Our Outboard 15 kW motors mount on the transom, on new builds and refits alike.
Alongside your combustion engines, not instead of them
Electric propulsion is a secondary system. Retracted, the turbine creates no drag when you run on your combustion engines.
Integrated with your onboard electronics
Our power and control units communicate with your existing electronics over NMEA 2000 and Bluetooth.
A control panel with joystick
To command electric propulsion and its features.
A Targa already cruises with BlueNav, in Finland
This Targa, powered by two 480 hp D6 combustion engines, is equipped with two BlueSpin Outboard 15 kW motors, a control panel with joystick and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. It is out on the water 6 hours a day. On a typical day, 40% of the energy consumed is electric, 60% combustion. The combustion engines handle passages; electric takes over for everything else. And within that electric share, the breakdown speaks for itself:
Targa equipped with BlueNav, Finland: usage data we recorded on this boat.
With the battery installed on this 11-tonne boat, the Virtual Anchor BlueNav holds position for 4 hours. This range varies with battery capacity, wind and current. Enough to spend an afternoon in a cove or above a fishing ground, with no anchor and no combustion engines running.
To understand what hybridization brings, and what it earns professionals, see our page Hybridize your boat.
Frequently asked questions
Can you install an electric motor on a Targa?
Yes. A 14-meter Targa of about 11 tonnes, powered by two 480 hp D6 engines, runs with two BlueNav Outboard 15 kW electric motors, alongside its combustion engines.
Which configuration for my Targa?
Every Targa has its own engines and layout. For yours, they are checked during the assessment: we analyze your boat and recommend the best-suited configuration.
Are the combustion engines kept?
Yes. The combustion engines stay in place for offshore passages. BlueNav electric propulsion takes over for maneuvers, stops and silent cruising.
How long does the Virtual Anchor BlueNav hold on a Targa?
4 hours on the Targa we equipped, with the battery installed on that boat. Range varies with battery capacity, wind and current.
What share of the energy is electric?
On the Targa we equipped, over a typical 6-hour day, 40% of the energy consumed is electric and 60% combustion.
Ready for a whole new way to navigate?
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