Fantail 217
Vision Marine Technologies · Electric · entry
From €29,500
Request a quoteEntry-level rotomolded electric day boat in the Vision Marine range, part of the 6hp "classic electric boats" line mentioned on Vision's own site. Draft 0.43m.
Specifications
- Length
- 6.6 m
- Beam
- 2.03 m
What a buyer should know
The entry point, and honest about it
At €29,500 the Fantail 217 is the cheapest way into Vision Marine's range, and the specification reflects that. It is a 6.6 m rotomoulded hull on a narrow 2.03 m beam with 0.43 m of draft, sitting in the builder's low-output "classic electric boats" line. This is a gentle, slow, sociable launch — the electric equivalent of a pottering picnic boat — and buyers should approach it as such.
Who it suits
It fits a specific and quite common brief: a private lake, a canal, a river frontage, an estate or small hire operation where the boat carries people a short distance at walking pace and returns to a mains socket. The narrow beam keeps it manageable on modest waterways and makes trailering realistic. It is emphatically not a coastal boat, and anyone expecting to plane, tow a skier or cross open water should be looking at Vision's V-series instead, at three times the money.
The gap
Battery capacity, motor output and range are not published for this model, and we will not estimate them. In a boat whose whole proposition is quiet, low-power cruising, hours-at-cruise is the single number that determines whether it works for you. Ask the dealer for pack kWh and a runtime figure at a stated speed before ordering, and confirm what charging equipment is included.
Written from the builder’s published specifications and the wider market, not from testing the boat ourselves. Always confirm figures with the manufacturer before committing.