Electric Classic Boats — Classic style. Electric power.

Restoration concept for the turquoise 1959 Performer Sportsman — 1959 Performer Sportsman · AI restoration concept

Outboards.
From chill to thrill.

Outboard electrification can serve a wide range of uses: relaxed touring on electric-only lakes and lagoons for homeowners and rental fleets, or performance runabouts on larger lakes and inland seas. The right motor, battery, and installation are shaped around the boat and how it will be used.

Our 1959 Performer project is one example. Its vintage Evinrude is part of its character, and there are various ways to retain that classic outboard look while powering electrically.

FiberGlassics are fiberglass boats from the 1950s through the early 1970s with distinctive period styling—think sweeping fins and shapes shared with the cars and products of their era. Restoring and enjoying these unique craft keeps that design heritage on the water.

Discuss a FiberGlassic project ↗

Riva Junior during launch preparations — Riva Junior · Project photograph

Inboards.
Engineered elegance.

Beautiful mahogany, timeless proportions, and electric performance on the water. Classic inboard boats can retain their character while gaining responsive electric propulsion.

The electric Riva Junior is a completed, functioning project in Germany, developed by STATEC and PULS Performance Drives. It demonstrates what engineering and restoration can achieve together, with experience that can support projects here in the US.

Watch the Riva film ↓Discuss an inboard project ↗

E-Propulsion.
In Action.

A closer look at the completed electric Riva Junior, a collaboration between STATEC and PULS Performance Drives in Germany. Watch the film, then explore the project details.

Riva Junior · STATEC × PULS Performance Drives · Film credit: STATEC · 55 seconds

Explore the PULS marine E-propulsion system ↗

Gallery.

About us.

It all started in 1910, when our grandfather, Erich Friedrich Puls, built his own mahogany sailboat at home in Hamburg, Germany. He was sixteen. A love of boats, vehicles, and hands-on engineering has continued through multiple generations and connected the family ever since.

In 1923, he built a reduction gearbox for his underpowered Cyklonette and then founded PULSGETRIEBE in 1926 to build planetary gearboxes for a wide variety of applications. His eldest son, Friedrich H. Puls, moved to the US to work in the oil & gas industry, while younger brothers, Wolfgang and Jürgen, continued the business in Germany. Wolfgang also had three sons and today Rainer and Oliver run PULS Performance Drives and STATEC which have been building electric drive systems since 1996. Their younger brother, Christoph Puls continues at the helm of PULSGETRIEBE, whose work also includes projects for electrification of marine and off-highway vehicles.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, Carsten Puls is also an engineer, entrepreneur, and lifelong builder. His background spans instrumentation, test and measurement, embedded systems, high-performance computing, and software. Today, through Electric Classic Boats and Puls Motors (where he's sharing every step of a classic Porsche 911 conversion on YouTube), he brings that technical experience to classic vehicle restoration and electrification in California in collaboration with his cousins in Germany, with whom he enjoys a shared family and engineering heritage.

Discuss your project.

Have a boat to restore or electrify? Just thinking about this space? Have a dream you'd like to turn into reality? We welcome inquiries for restoration, outboard and inboard conversions, and technical collaboration—from a single classic to a rental fleet. Each project begins with the boat, its intended use, and an engineering approach suited to the owner’s goals. Reach out and let's chat!

Classic soul.Electric future.

Outboards.From chill to thrill.

Inboards.Engineered elegance.