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: [Biof

Re: [Biofuel] re-powering a boat

2007-07-19 Thread Dawie Coetzee
riginal Message 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 thamesele

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 biod

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 hear

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 repowe

[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 we