For decades, owning a boat has come with one unavoidable compromise: trailers. They take up space, require storage, demand licence considerations, and turn spontaneous boating into a logistical exercise. From our earliest concept stage, we made a deliberate decision to break away from that mindset and design something fundamentally different—compact, electric-powered performance jet boats that could be transported in the back of a ute or inside a medium to large SUV.
This approach was not about downsizing boating for the sake of convenience. It was about re-engineering the entire ownership experience to suit modern Australian lifestyles, urban storage realities, and the rapid rise of electric marine propulsion.
Most so-called “small” boats are still designed as trailer boats. Even when hull length is reduced, beam, weight, and overall geometry still demand a trailer. Our starting point was different. We worked backwards from the transport envelope rather than from traditional hull categories.
We set firm dimensional targets based on common Australian vehicles—dual-cab utes, large SUVs, and vans—ensuring that overall length, width, and weight would allow safe loading without mechanical assistance. That single decision reshaped everything that followed, from hull architecture to propulsion layout.
Designing to fit inside a vehicle immediately removes barriers. It eliminates trailer registration, reduces storage costs, avoids parking restrictions, and makes the boat genuinely portable rather than theoretically portable.
Electric propulsion demands a disciplined approach to weight. Batteries, motors, and housings must be offset through intelligent materials and structural efficiency. Instead of simply thinning laminates or stripping strength, we redesigned the load paths within the hull itself.
By concentrating reinforcement only where stress is actually generated—around the jet intake, transom thrust zone, and structural keel spine—we achieved a hull that is both rigid and lightweight. This approach draws heavily from modern performance watercraft and aviation principles rather than old-world boatbuilding habits.
The result is a craft light enough for manual handling but robust enough for real-world use in rivers, estuaries, lakes, and sheltered coastal waters.
One of the most important decisions was the exclusive use of internal jet propulsion. Outboards, even electric ones, introduce bulk, vulnerable components, and awkward transport geometry. Internal jets allowed us to keep the external form clean, compact, and balanced.
Jet propulsion also brings practical benefits: no exposed propeller, improved shallow-water capability, and reduced draft. These characteristics align perfectly with the use cases of owners who want flexible launch locations and minimal setup time.
From a transport perspective, the absence of external appendages means the boat slides easily into a vehicle without awkward clearance concerns.
Transporting a boat inside a vehicle introduces different stresses compared to trailering. Point loads, dynamic movement during braking, and securing forces all had to be considered. Integrated lifting points, reinforced contact zones, and flat load-bearing undersides were designed into the hull from the outset.
Rather than modifying a traditional design, these boats were engineered as transportable objects. They are meant to be lifted, slid, secured, and unloaded repeatedly without degradation.
Electric boats live and die by balance. Poor weight distribution results in inefficient thrust, unstable handling, and reduced range. Compact transport requirements heightened this challenge.
Battery packs were positioned low and centrally, aligning the centre of gravity with the jet intake and thrust axis. This not only improves performance on water but also makes the craft safer and easier to handle out of water.
When loaded into a vehicle, the weight distribution remains predictable and manageable, avoiding the nose-heavy or tail-heavy behavior that plagues many portable watercraft.
One of the most overlooked aspects of boat ownership is the emotional friction involved. Trailers create hesitation. Storage becomes a question. Launching and retrieval become chores rather than pleasures.
By designing a boat that fits in a ute or SUV, that friction disappears. The craft becomes something you take with you rather than something you plan for weeks in advance. That shift fundamentally redefines how people use boats in Australia.
Short sessions after work, spontaneous weekend trips, and easy transport between locations all become realistic.
Electric propulsion aligns perfectly with trailer-free ownership. No fuel smell inside vehicles, no spill risk, no liquid storage issues, and minimal maintenance. Everything about electric systems supports compact transport and urban usability.
Charging infrastructure continues to improve, but the real benefit is simplicity. You plug in at home, load the boat, and go.
These mini electric jet boats are not reduced versions of traditional boats. They are a new category—designed from the ground up for modern transport realities, electric propulsion, and performance-driven fun.
By eliminating the trailer requirement, we removed one of the biggest barriers to entry in boating. Ownership becomes simpler, cleaner, and far more accessible without sacrificing excitement or engineering integrity.
