"Jim K." wrote in message
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Definitely though of solar panels. And the idea I had was
this: car
batteries are constantly kept cvharged by a belt driven
alternator. Why
can't a shaft driven alternator do the same for boat
batteries? And
powering the shaft? The wind/breeze via a small windmill
type thingie.
Put it on at night. You'd probably have to build it
yourself or have an
engineer design and build it - but have a windmill that
connects and
thus turns a shaft in the column - the shaft goes down
through the boat
to a a gear or belt which runs the alternator(s) - what do
you think?

BRILLIANT! You should patent this wind mill charging
thingie, quick before somebody else makes one.

SV