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"No replacement for displacement"
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7 years ago November 18, 2016 at 6:16 pm So I maybe opening a can of worms with this thread, but that is not my intent. I would like to open up an educated debate comparing what I believe to be archaic thinking, and doing more with less but not in a cheap Chinese way. In a few conversations online and in person there has been some speculation about modern diesels putting out so much horsepower and torque then the engines of yesteryear. Thought being that it makes the engines less relia…
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7 RepliesNovember 23, 2016 at 8:29 pm David, Glad you jumped in here as you have a lot to bring & share with the boating communityā¦ā¦ā¦So welcome aboard and a great 1st comeback to make anyone with the ādiesel diseaseā get his brain working.. .. Your post makes me think a tad since as I am pretty familiar with the Gardner enginesāNot so āhands-onā with them, but I have read & studied about them extensively for at least 20 yrs and interacted with my older Bro for years that had…Last Post by:
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Hybrid boat discussion
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7 years ago November 23, 2016 at 7:07 pm I just read a great article about Hybrid boats in the most recent Professional Boat Builder magazine. Amongst some this is a touchy subject. That same group of people may even think that we should go back to steamā¦ or sail. I believe technology is a train, you either jump on boardā¦ or get ran over by it. There are two different types of Marine Diesel Electric Hybrid set upās. Serial and Parallel. On a Serial type set up you have a generat…
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1 ReplyNovember 23, 2016 at 7:28 pm Space constraints, cost, weight, complexity, low hull speeds, the list goes on as to why hybrids aren’t really suitable for smaller (and especially planing) vessels. Reality is that the power that a gallon of fuel contains far exceeds what can be garnered from a battery based hybrid setup. My boat can do 1,000NM on a full tank of fuel that’s housed under the aft deck alone. To obtain that range from a battery, even the best lithium, …Last Post by:
posted: 7 years ago
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"No replacement for displacement"