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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

18-05-2021, 13:15

Replies: 118

A Sailor's Carbon Offset

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Posted By hpeer

Re: A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Near as I can tell a gallon of rum requires about 100,000 BTUs of energy.

Don’t know how to calculate carbon production from that.

How many carbon credits is that?
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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

16-05-2021, 12:25

Replies: 118

A Sailor's Carbon Offset

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Posted By hpeer

Re: A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Sean,

Not disagreeing with your points. I was describing how a common calculation is made.

But to add a bit to your comments.

Re: heating
Absurd or not it is just a report of a fact. I...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

16-05-2021, 10:23

Replies: 118

A Sailor's Carbon Offset

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Posted By hpeer

Re: A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Dr. Lovelocke would agree.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01969-y

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

16-05-2021, 07:25

Replies: 118

A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Views: 9,807

Posted By hpeer

Re: A Sailor's Carbon Offset

https://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/courses/ww2/projects/fighting-vehicles/submarines-intro.htm

Look at the difference in performance between surface operation and submerged operation. I did...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

15-05-2021, 20:42

Replies: 118

A Sailor's Carbon Offset

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Posted By hpeer

Re: A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Mike,

I think you missed my point.

Even with 100% efficiency there is not enough sunlight.

If there was it would burn us to a crisp.

There is no “yet” because it is an unreachable goal.

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

15-05-2021, 20:07

Replies: 118

A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Views: 9,807

Posted By hpeer

Re: A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Mike,

I don’t have the numbers handy. Let me take a shot at it anyway. I have 600 watts of solar, 1 ho is 746 watts. So for easy math lets say I have 746 watts of solar. Solar is about 12%...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

15-05-2021, 15:37

Replies: 118

A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Views: 9,807

Posted By hpeer

Re: A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Last fall I spent some time with a gent who was converting a 40’ sailboat to all electric. He spent a ton on money on it. The motor controllers blew up and there was a fight with the mfg over...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

14-05-2021, 05:41

Replies: 118

A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Views: 9,807

Posted By hpeer

Re: A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Gord,

Not arguing, adding to your point.

We are covid refugees in Eastern, NC. What has stuck me is how hard the land is used. There are 4 basic types of land use:
Unmanaged forest, what...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

13-05-2021, 16:08

Replies: 118

A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Views: 9,807

Posted By hpeer

Re: A Sailor's Carbon Offset

I would like to see carbon credits or some other reward for NOT developing property. I am sitting on 168 acres of forest keeping it from being clear cut as my neighbors was. I pay annual taxes...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

13-05-2021, 16:05

Replies: 118

A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Views: 9,807

Posted By hpeer

Re: A Sailor's Carbon Offset

Sean;

No doubt there are extravagant cruising life styles. But Pelagic made it clear he wanted to “low impact” cruisers from the “mega yachtie” life style.

I suspect it is a very low portion...

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