All hands, I have been following up the gen set discussion with interest. One point that occurs to me is that there is a lot of efficiency to gain in this area inside a boat. Solar panels, wind turbines, and for taking advantage of the engine heat one smart solution is a thermocouple like the ones supplied by Hi-Z (no relation with me). This allows generating energy from engine heat, in a big truck they have set up a 1kw system! Have a look at their site and surely there are other manufacturers. The set up is rather simple. Therefore, I believe that with some inventivity and information one can set a small energy system adequate for a small boat without needing extensive maintenance nor fuel. Regards to all Roger

Good day, Roger! Do you have the website address for this type of system? Thanks! * D C "Mac" Macdonald * * m/v Another Adventure * * '95 Carver 355 ACMY * * Grand Lake - Oklahoma * * AGLCA (#217) & USPS * > From: rjacob@pvp.com.br > To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com > Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:14:08 -0300 > Subject: [PCW] energy matters > > All hands, > > I have been following up the gen set discussion with interest. One point > that occurs to me is that there is a lot of efficiency to gain in this area > inside a boat. Solar panels, wind turbines, and for taking advantage of the > engine heat one smart solution is a thermocouple like the ones supplied by > Hi-Z (no relation with me). This allows generating energy from engine heat, > in a big truck they have set up a 1kw system! Have a look at their site and > surely there are other manufacturers. The set up is rather simple. > > Therefore, I believe that with some inventivity and information one can set > a small energy system adequate for a small boat without needing extensive > maintenance nor fuel. > > Regards to all > Roger > _______________________________________________ > Power-Catamaran Mailing List

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