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Forum: Cruising News & Events 29-09-2006, 20:42
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Posted By Alan Wheeler
Hmmmm, 3KW. Hmmmm. I stand to be corrected, but...

Hmmmm, 3KW. Hmmmm. I stand to be corrected, but personly, I don't see how. On a good day, the sun produces approx 1KW of energy per squaremetre. If that panel was 100% efficient, it should still be...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 29-09-2006, 12:34
Replies: 30
Views: 5,094
Posted By Alan Wheeler
I reckon we are litteraly sitting on the answer....

I reckon we are litteraly sitting on the answer. Why not turn our boats into a battery. It already sits in it's own electrolyte.:-)
Yeah I reckon the hydrogen generation thing has to be a way to go....
Forum: Cruising News & Events 28-09-2006, 20:49
Replies: 30
Views: 5,094
Posted By Alan Wheeler
Yeah and I think that is what is behind the...

Yeah and I think that is what is behind the motivation of the Earthrace team. It is about starting the world on a path of looking for alternatives. The guy wants Biodiesel added to conventional fuel,...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 28-09-2006, 12:21
Replies: 30
Views: 5,094
Posted By Alan Wheeler
Oh, Willie Nelson!. Now I click. Yeah who hasn't...

Oh, Willie Nelson!. Now I click. Yeah who hasn't heard of Willie Nelson. But I thought he would ahve been too busy producing his own "carbon polution" to worry about saving the world. Hmmmm, maybe he...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 28-09-2006, 02:48
Replies: 30
Views: 5,094
Posted By Alan Wheeler
Who's Willie?

Who's Willie?
Forum: Cruising News & Events 28-09-2006, 00:02
Replies: 30
Views: 5,094
Posted By Alan Wheeler
Scott, I haven't read his site yet. Does it go...

Scott, I haven't read his site yet. Does it go into the design of the boat, as in how they designed it to work? It is truely remarkable and has taken wave piercing to a whole new level. This one is...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 27-09-2006, 23:58
Replies: 30
Views: 5,094
Posted By Alan Wheeler
Yeah only a Kiwi could come up with a design like...

Yeah only a Kiwi could come up with a design like that and only a Kiwi would take a design like that out in public...in daylight. For the sake of saving face for the rest of us Kiwi's, I hope it...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 27-09-2006, 12:22
Replies: 30
Views: 5,094
Posted By Alan Wheeler
Kiwi trying to change the world needs help

Hi Guy's/Gals. OK, firstly I have no affiliation with this, so it is only promotion because of two reasons. The guys a fellow Kiwi and the cause is a good one IMO.
Please check out www.earthrace.net...
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