[Biofuel] re-powering a boat

2007-07-19 Thread Jason Mier
i have just come across a fair sized boat(33ft), but basket case doesnt even begin to cover the condition its in. i was wondering, since it will be a total rebuild, what hardware would be better for a plugin gas/electric repowering. im not too fond of a 3.5mpg fuel use, but i love spending

Re: [Biofuel] re-powering a boat

2007-07-19 Thread Mike Weaver
Re-fit with a Yanmar and run biodiesel Jason Mier wrote: i have just come across a fair sized boat(33ft), but basket case doesnt even begin to cover the condition its in. i was wondering, since it will be a total rebuild, what hardware would be better for a plugin gas/electric repowering.

Re: [Biofuel] re-powering a boat

2007-07-19 Thread Chip Mefford
Mike Weaver wrote: Re-fit with a Yanmar and run biodiesel Jason Mier wrote: i have just come across a fair sized boat(33ft), but basket case doesnt even begin to cover the condition its in. THere are a *lot* of marine diesel options since you are redoing from scratch, and I heartily

Re: [Biofuel] re-powering a boat

2007-07-19 Thread Zeke Yewdall
There have been many successful solar electric boats (mostly plug in electric, with solar assist). Take a look at thameselectric.com Now, these are very slow compared to speedboats On 7/19/07, Chip Mefford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike Weaver wrote: Re-fit with a Yanmar and run

Re: [Biofuel] re-powering a boat

2007-07-19 Thread Dawie Coetzee
From: Zeke Yewdall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, 19 July, 2007 4:29:13 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] re-powering a boat There have been many successful solar electric boats (mostly plug in electric, with solar assist). Take a look at thameselectric.com Now

Re: [Biofuel] re-powering a boat

2007-07-19 Thread Jason Mier
for cheap (or 2 if i cant find a good transfer case. its a twin engine) i was also considering a plugin battery pack with an onboard generator. From: Chip Mefford [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] re-powering a boat