On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:31:50 -0700 (PDT), Joe
wrote:

After strapping down a few shafts on crewboats, I know damn well a
32X32 will produce well over 475 lbs torque at the end of a 36 "
monkey with little speed.

That is "stall torque" which is not necessarily what your generator is
going to see. Horsepower is the meaningful number which is torque
times velocity, 550 ft pounds per second.

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