Hangkai Electric Outboard Motor NIGHTMARE

When I saw how cheap Hangkai electric outboard boat motors were, I thought I should try one. So I ordered a 48 volt Hangkai electric outboard motor from Amazon, but I quickly realized what I received wasn't going to be taking my anywhere. The 1200 W Hangkai 5 hp equivalent 48 volt electric outboard motor may be a low cost competitor to brands like ePropulsion and Newport but getting my hands on a good one might not be an easy task.

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00:00 Introduction
01:14 The nightmare begins - First look at the Hangkai 1200 W 48 volt electric outboard
03:20 The Hangkai electric outboard owners manual
04:40 Some of the features of the Hangkai electric outboard motor
07:30 Finding the biggest problem with this purchase
08:59 Can I return this broken Hangkai electric outboard motor?

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[trcass]

damn Wayne, that was a nightmare of a motor. it was obviously a return that they sent you. good for you for sticking with it and contacting Hangkai. Good for them to step up and try and make it right. Looking forward to the new and improved motor segment.

[leesmith]

Looking forward to the next video that deals with that motor

[goodguygoat]

You should try their gas powered outboards, i think most of them are just clones of other reliable motors. I bought a "12hp" hangkai and it's worked great so far. It's really just a tohatsu 2 stroke 9.8hp outboard with a hangkai logo on it.

[garysmith]

Always enjoy your videos. Chain on the front door made me laugh. Can't wait for the next video.

[jckdnls]

Wayne, don't pay retail shipping, use pirate shipping, it's what online retail sellers use to save as much as 60% off.. It still goes thru ups/usps you just get a better deal.

[BassBrothersFishingDMV]

This was very entertaining. Can't wait to see the vid on the replacement motor.

[SD-ftgs]

Your Friend Dan works super fast, he has already repaired and upgraded the hardware AND posted a video of doing it...

[joesharp]

The twist grip throttle with the wires cut is a standard ebike twist grip throttle. Your friend can pick one up for about $10 with wires intact and fix the first motor that you gave them. I hope the replacement motor at least works.... Joe

[gillesgomez]

What a beautiful piece of junk you got, Wayne. That was hilarious. I had a good laugh watching you unboxing it. It's a caricature of what Chinese stuff can be.
Unfortunately, it's too big to end up as a paperweight. A boat anchor, as suggested by someone else can be a good option!
I do hope you eventually got a running engine from the dealer, but I have no doubt it won't be as good and reliable as your e-propulsion engine. Let's see....

[jackson]

Only one obvious answer here. Get the old unit going and run a twin setup like your boy on the cover photo of the owners' group! You'd be the talk of the river! Honestly pretty cool that there are communities for support with obscure products like that. As an owner of several old motorcycles, I sure appreciate their value.

[gillgetter]

The old saying “you get what you pay for” is at its best meaning here. But to send out broken merchandise is ridiculous 👍 HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL!!

[davescheer]

🌴 Hey Wayne, Happy Thanksgiving to you and the family, just woke up from a food coma and saw your vid, well when I saw what you did I just stood there and shook my head, I’ve seen the gas version of that for sale and the first thing to mind was you’ll never find parts for it second thought was dependably coming from China, don’t know how you ended up with a motor that was returned, as I thought that almost all returns got put on a pallet and are auctioned off as it’s cheaper that restocking for Amazon, the cooling of that motor might end up being its demise I did see vent louvers on the motor cowl but they didn’t seem to be on both sides were one side would draw air in and the other side air out 🤔 but the good part is hopefully the new one won’t come damaged and it actually works 🤞🏼 good luck my friend can’t wait to see how turns out .

[Larry-dc]

By definition 1 horsepower is 746 watts or so. On the sticker it says 1200 watt, so that's less than 2 hp. There is also mention of 25 amp max. At 48 volts, that would work out similarly. So this is a 1.5 HP or so.

[Archer-ii]

thanks for all the great info in all your reviews, really appreciate all the work you put in testing everything for us! If you get the opportunity could you do a review on the new autoboat smart motor head that comes out next month? Trying to find some independent reviews to see if it’s a better option to upgrade my minnkota c2 endura than buy a whole new spotlock motor.

[andrewmclellan]

if the new one is messed up too, time to contact your credit card company and get a charge back started!

[RandomlyAwkward]

Good ruck. I think that model may be out of rrofuction.

Those marks on it are where people touched it with 10 foot poles.

If you get no response from the seller and the thing is not as represented, you can always dispute it with your credit card company and they will hold the funds in abeyance until it is resolved.

[jessefincham]

Now You have two. One burns up. Switch wiring and throttle

[GreysonRoberts]

I just want one of these motors to read the manual lol. Sounds like a hoot

[olasandin]

It didn´t look promising when you un packet that box. Looks like that motor already has made some other costumer unhappy. Didn´t expect to see my own boat here, that boat with twin hangkais on the hangkai facebook site is actually myne. To be fare to hangkai, I´m happy with both my engines and how they were sent to me. But you can tell that they are cheaper built, by the looks of some of the details on the motors.

[cbinett]

1 HP is around 750 watts, so 1200 watts is far away from 5hp. 8-)