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Eco Factor:<\/strong> Zero-emission boat powered entirely by electricity. <\/p>\n Island Queen is the brainchild of a Southern California resident Ray Young, who wanted an electric boat and didn\u2019t want to cruise in the ones available on the market. Ray set out to build his own version and after five years he came up with a 21-foot mahogany electric boat that features bamboo interiors. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The boat is inspired by the designs of Karl Stambaugh, a well-known yacht architect and designer. However, Island Queen had to be different and unique, which made Ray design a boat that had no through-hull fittings or screws, rather the boat is built using black-painted plank hull with mahogany and construction-grade plywood, joined by epoxy.<\/p>\n The all-electric boat produces zero-emissions and sports an interior made using sustainable bamboo, which is durable and handles moisture well. The boat has a 48V system to run the engine and a separate 12V house battery system to operate the interior dome lights, running lights, stereo, searchlight and onboard vacuum cleaner. The boat can carry 12 passengers and has the ability to reach a 6 knot cruising speed at full load. <\/p>\n