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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CO_4X4" data-source="post: 499611" data-attributes="member: 33592">I've seen plenty of no-wake lakes for small bodies of water mostly intended for fishing, but haven't seen any electric only.  I would think that electric lakes would first start with charging a premium for gas boats that eventually drives gas boats out of coming - sort of like cigarette taxes that taxed people to quit - it seems like the number of people who have or can afford an electric boat motor are still pretty small.  It's not just the motors that are extremely expensive but the batteries can easily double or triple the investment.I figure that electric motor requirements will take a while to hit most recreational lakes (where I tend to spend the most time) to give people time to afford motors and batteries.  Hopefully they do like cars and allow vintage boats access because I know some Chris-Crafters that have many tens of thousands tied up in restoration to just throw it away and not even be able to sell it because who wants a boat that can't be run anywhere?</blockquote>