Torqeedo Cruise 12 RL TorqLink Electric Outboard Motors

Stepping up to a 25 hp equivalent, the Cruise 12 RL swaps tiller control for remote steering, built on a 20-inch shaft with electric start, motor weight listed at 135 lbs, and a rating for boats up to 10 tons.

What TorqLink changes

This model ships with Torqeedo's TorqLink communication system, which moves data between the throttle, motor, and battery pack over a dedicated cable rather than relying only on the main power wiring, something Torqeedo says makes that data sharing faster and more accurate than its standard cable sets.

Remote-steer specifics

Being a remote-steer motor, it arrives without a throttle, batteries, or charger; all three are sold separately. The matched battery setup is two Power 48-5000 lithium packs, with a combined weight of 160 lbs, though lead-acid batteries can be substituted at the cost of the on-display capacity reading.

What ships standard

Included equipment covers the TorqLink data cable, the connection to remote steering with its own cable set, a main switch, a matched propeller, and a tilt switch. Confirm the 20-inch shaft fits your transom before ordering the rest of the control hardware, since a remote install also means sourcing a throttle to match.

Who this suits

Remote steering and the step up to a 25 hp equivalent put this motor a tier above Torqeedo's smaller tiller-controlled Cruise models, better suited to a helm station than a small open boat run by hand.

Water resistance and coverage? Sealed to IP67, with non-commercial coverage running 2 years.