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There are a couple of videos posted, but I don't know that you can really determine noise levels, but sounds pretty quite. [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
Perhaps they need to have a smaller HP unit as well,... ...maybe one with this new compact diesel engine...
I'm surprised there is not more interest in this subject of a diesel outboard considering how nice it might be NOT to have to have a separate...
Could algae based fuels be more safely utilized in turbine type engines such as the airlines use??,.....as was suggested back here...
I just watched a very interesting presentation on these fuels on a PBS NOVA science presentation http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/algae-fuel.html
There is quite a bit of discussion about its 'belt drive' feature over on this forum...
OXE diesel outboard engine ..... http://oxe-diesel.com/concept/ http://oxe-diesel.com/diesel-engine/ One of the major details I found...
I was going to advise this with the limited time I had to respond right now. And I was going to say don't try scaring him off of the idea with...
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A power cat a friend owns that would make a very nice fishing platform,...video [MEDIA]
I rather doubt that an auto company would be pursuing this technology if it were so impossibly inefficient to ever make sense, ...it just would...
Audi just created diesel fuel from air and water http://www.gizmag.com/audi-creates-e-diesel-from-co2/37130/ The base fuel is referred to as...
Gunboat appears to have taken this concept forward in great style https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=117&v=cveZ9UsxMt0
a few more pics of model
Scale Model Testing of Sailing Rigs, ...Outdoors First of all the keywords here is 'outdoors'. Most of us know of wind-tunnel testing on scale...
I believe at one time there use to be a fairly extensive discussion of these alternative propulsion devices/methods. But now it is all missing?...
The desktop on your computer looks like mine....too many icons.....:eek:;)
Just had notification that that project is still in the works.... ...from Boatdesign.net forum Quote: So far the gentleman building that vessel...
Rather interestingly for those of us who live on the east coast of the USA, we certainly wouldn't believe 2015 was a record warm year ....WOW...
