Quick answer: The Mercury Avator 7.5e delivers 750 watts at the propeller and uses a removable integrated 1 kWh battery. It can suit compatible small boats, tenders, sailboats, or quiet low-speed use, but runtime and fit are boat-specific. Mercury's published 13-foot test ran...
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Quick answer: The Mercury Avator 7.5e delivers 750 watts at the propeller and uses a removable integrated 1 kWh battery. It can suit compatible small boats, tenders, sailboats, or quiet low-speed use, but runtime and fit are boat-specific. Mercury's published 13-foot test ran about 60 minutes or 5 miles at full throttle and up to 19 hours or 34 miles at 25% throttle. Avator is build-to-order at HBW; see the Avator page for current availability and the configuration path.
HBW sells gas outboards and is preparing Avator as a build-to-order option. We have no reason to oversell either one. The straight version of the Mercury Avator 7.5e is that it can be very good at a defined small-boat or low-speed job, while range and boat fit must be checked before it is recommended.
The Avator 7.5e is Mercury's smallest electric outboard. It puts 750 watts at the prop, charges off a wall outlet, and runs nearly silent. For a Rice Lake angler easing along a weed line at first light, that silence is the whole point. For someone who needs to cover the lake all day on one boat, it is the wrong tool, and no amount of wanting will change that. This review stays on the honest line between those two.
What is the Mercury Avator 7.5e and who is it for?
The Avator 7.5e is the entry point in Mercury's electric Avator family. A brushless electric motor, a removable lithium-ion battery, a full-colour display on the tiller, and none of the gas, oil, fumes, or pull-start of a small two or four-stroke. Press a button, twist the grip, go.
A note on the number. Mercury rates Avator by output power rather than gasoline horsepower. The 7.5e specification that matters is 750 watts at the propeller. A direct horsepower comparison can be misleading because hull, load, propeller, and duty cycle change how either motor performs.
Three use cases are worth considering: quiet low-speed fishing, a compatible sailboat auxiliary, and a small tender or light portable-boat application. None is an automatic fit. The complete load, required speed and range, shaft and mounting, wind and water, and charging access still control the recommendation.
How does the Avator 7.5e compare to a small gas portable?
Lined up against Mercury's small FourStroke portables, the picture is honest.
| Spec |
Avator 7.5e |
FourStroke 3.5 |
FourStroke 5 |
| Output |
750 W at prop |
n/a |
n/a |
| Energy source |
Integrated, removable 1 kWh battery |
Gasoline |
Gasoline |
| Published runtime context |
60 min / 5 mi at full throttle; up to 19 hr / 34 mi at 25% in Mercury's specified 13-foot test |
Tank size, throttle, hull, and load dependent |
Tank size, throttle, hull, and load dependent |
| Charging / refuelling |
Included 110W charger; faster optional chargers |
Refill gasoline |
Refill gasoline |
| Fuel |
Electric, rechargeable |
Gasoline |
Gasoline |
| Noise |
Near silent |
Moderate |
Moderate |
| Maintenance |
Minimal, no oil change |
Annual service |
Annual service |
| Price (CAD) |
Mercury Canada pricing is being finalized; see the Avator page |
See pricing reference |
See pricing reference |
| Best use |
Silent kicker, tender |
Dinghy, kicker |
Light tinny |
| Selection basis |
Boat fit, load, route, range, mounting, and charger |
Boat fit, load, route, fuel range, and mounting |
Boat fit, load, route, fuel range, and mounting |
Avator requires a configured quote. For current gas-outboard bare-motor prices, see the Mercury pricing reference.
Avator and a gas portable have different purchase, charging or fuel, maintenance, noise, and range trade-offs. The correct comparison is the configured price and the job the boat must do, not a generic claim that one option pays for itself.
What is the real range and battery life on Rice Lake?
Range is the whole conversation with an electric outboard, and brochure numbers are a starting point, not a promise. Wind, chop, boat weight, water temperature, throttle position: every one of them moves the answer.
Mercury's published test used a 13-foot boat with a 382-lb dry weight and one 1 kWh battery. It ran about 60 minutes or 5 miles at full throttle and up to 19 hours or 34 miles at 25% throttle. Those figures show how strongly range changes with throttle; they are not a promise for a different boat, load, route, wind, current, or water condition.
The tiller display shows battery state, power, and estimated runtime, and integrated GPS supports range estimates. The 7.5e carries one integrated quick-swap battery under the top cowl. A spare can be carried and swapped; it is not a dual-wired battery bank. Plan reserve range conservatively and confirm the intended route before purchase.
How does the Avator fit into a Mercury repower?
Avator can be considered on its own for a compatible small craft or as a separate low-speed motor beside a gas main motor.
One planning option is a gas main motor for transit plus an Avator for compatible low-speed use. Whether that pairing works depends on transom space, bracket and shaft fit, steering or tiller choice, the intended route, and the boat's complete load. Our Mercury ProKicker and trolling guide lays out the gas alternatives as part of that comparison.
What does the Mercury Avator 7.5e cost installed?
Avator is build-to-order through Mercury Canada. For a current number on the exact motor, integrated battery, charger, controls, mounting, and any optional spare battery, call 905-342-2153.
The written quote identifies the tiller or remote-control configuration, shaft and bracket fit, selected charger, optional display or controls, installation work, and testing. The 7.5e's standard battery installs under the top cowl rather than in a rear battery compartment. Pickup is at Gores Landing; HBW does not ship or deliver outboards.
What are the Avator's limitations?
An honest review owes you the limits. Three of them.
Range. The Avator is not an unlimited-distance motor. The published test results are useful context, but the boat, load, throttle, wind, water, and reserve requirement control a real trip plan. Carrying a charged spare can extend use, but the safe range still needs to be planned conservatively.
Scope. The 7.5e delivers 750 watts at the propeller. A boat that needs sustained higher speed, longer range, or more thrust may require a different Avator model or a gas outboard. Confirm the actual boat and route rather than assigning the 7.5e by length alone.
How HBW would evaluate the fit
HBW starts with the boat, total load, intended route, required reserve, transom or bracket, shaft length, tiller or remote controls, and charging access. That separates a sensible small-boat or low-speed application from a job that needs more power or range. The recommendation and current price belong in a written, configuration-specific quote.
Ready to rig an Avator?
If the Avator 7.5e may fit the job, call us to work through the boat, route, expected range, battery and charger, mounting, and whether a separate main motor is required.
Phone: 905-342-2153
Configurator: mercuryrepower.ca
Service: the Harris Boat Works service team on Rice Lake
Phone: 905-342-2153
Address: 5369 Harris Boat Works Rd, Gores Landing, ON
Configurator: mercuryrepower.ca
Harris Boat Works, family-owned since 1947. A Mercury Premier Dealer, selling Mercury since 1965.
