hongkongwelshiain wrote: > there are i think sevral solar powerd narrow boats out crusing the > cut ,does anyone think that they are viable at the moment? Do you > have any experiance of them.
Having once hired an electric boat, knowing how long it took to re-charge - I can guess how much power it used. Too much to be replaced by even the latest solar panels - not to mention .... 1. The cost of the panels themselves. 2. The relatively short lifetime. 3. The lack of boat area to place the panels - there's only really the roof, and ideally for max Wp one needs to tip the panel to face the sun 4. The often lack of sun! Also annoying is how the boat starts getting slower and slower during the last 13/rd of the power stored. I'll stay with the diesel, thanks. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
