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Plugboats: Vision Marine Launches SPECTR Electric Tritoon

March 12, 2026

By Jeff Butler

Seeing electric pontoon-style boats as a big growth opportunity, Quebec-based Vision Marine Technologies has launched a new electric tritoon – the SPECTR – with the E-Motion 180E electric outboard, P Pontoon battery system and passive hydrofoiling.

The new boat delivers both plenty of speed to get out to open waters or favourite spots along with plenty of range to do what pontoon owners love to do – enjoy hours and hours  of quality time on the water.

The whole configuration and usage of a pontoon/tritoon lends itself to taking best advantage of electric propulsion. Overall water resistance (and therefore the energy needed to travel through it) is lower than with a single hull, the weight of the batteries can be distributed across the large platform area between the pontoons, users are not usually looking to go long distances at high speed, and the silence and lack of fumes makes a perfect atmosphere for enjoying water time with friends and family.

Not just an ordinary tritoon hull, the SPECTR takes things a step further with an advanced passive foiling technology developed in collaboration with Hydrofin. The foil – with an airplane wing type silhouette – runs crossways between the pontoons and lifts the pontoons at planing speed. That further reduces energy requirements while also stabilizing the boat and improving ride dynamics and overall performance.

Developed in concert with Octillion, Vision’s strategic partner in battery manufacturing and integration, the P Powerpack has been designed to be the same size or smaller than a typical fuel tank, making it easier to electrify an existing boat. It can be easily lowered onto the pontoon floor, then securely anchored and attached to the pontoon’s electrical harness with just three wires. It comes in three configurations: Single Battery (43 kiloWatt hours), Dual (86 kWh) and Triple (129 kWh).

Jeff Butler is based in Toronto and is the Editor/Publisher of plugboats.com, the international website covering everything electric boats and boating. He is also President of the Electric Boat Association of Canada. 

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