30-07-2008, 08:29
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| Alternate propulsion
With the high fuel prices and the search for alternate sources to get from point A to point B, I have a question for the engineers on the board. Would it be possible from a practical and economical standpoint to build a propulsion system that is hydraulically driven with power for the hydraulics driven by a much smaller diesel engine then is typically found on most of our boats? For instance a hydraulic pump capable of turning the propeller at near the same RPMs as our current diesel and reversible to give us both forward and reverse thrust.
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