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DISMASTED - told you so . . .
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
... On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:30:31 -0400, wrote: We are talking about a non-stop circumnavigation, Wayne. I don't think there is a trawler made that could make it that far. Unfortunately you are right about that. Lot's of trawlers have circumnavigated but not non-stop. Maybe if we towed a 25,000 gallon barge behind us... :-) We keep runing into people who have done some very impressive offshore passages in sailing catamarans. Maybe that's the answer. It would certainly be good for two couples. Two upside-down couples! Wilbur Hubbard |
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:44:38 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: We keep runing into people who have done some very impressive offshore passages in sailing catamarans. Maybe that's the answer. It would certainly be good for two couples. Two upside-down couples! Who ever said that crossing oceans in a small boat was totally safe ? |
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... On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:36:04 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:25:32 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:38:59 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:30:31 -0400, wrote: We are talking about a non-stop circumnavigation, Wayne. I don't think there is a trawler made that could make it that far. Unfortunately you are right about that. Lot's of trawlers have circumnavigated but not non-stop. Maybe if we towed a 25,000 gallon barge behind us... :-) We keep runing into people who have done some very impressive offshore passages in sailing catamarans. Maybe that's the answer. It would certainly be good for two couples. Sooner or later someone is going to figure out how to put a hydrogen fuel cell on a trawler and feed it seawater. And that would be a very cool solution to the energy crisis. Another way to accomplish the same thing is with small scale nuclear reactors but if the navy has them, they're not talking about it. I had dinner a couple of years ago with the navy's chief nuclear physicist and he just smiled when I asked him about the possibility. ??? There have been nuclear powered subs for quite a long time, Wayne. It's not really a secret. :-) http://www.nextenergynews.com/news1/...ar-12.17b.html Wilbur Hubbard |
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DISMASTED - told you so . . .
On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:48:19 -0400, Gogarty
wrote: http://www.nextenergynews.com/news1/...cro-nuclear-12 .17b.html Wilbur Hubbard Twenty feet by six feet? Can't see getting that into my forty-footer. No, but half again to 10 feet by 3 feet is barely bigger than the average engine in a sport fishing boat. |
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On 6/15/10 6:37 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:01:19 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:48:19 -0400, wrote: http://www.nextenergynews.com/news1/...cro-nuclear-12 .17b.html Wilbur Hubbard Twenty feet by six feet? Can't see getting that into my forty-footer. No, but half again to 10 feet by 3 feet is barely bigger than the average engine in a sport fishing boat. I'm guessing that weight is a far more serious obstacle than dimensions. A compact reactor will be mostly lead containment. Well, there certainly aren't any "issues" in connection with the safe operation of a nuclear reactor. Yeah...that's the ticket. And hydrogen? Just the ticket for small boats beaten up in rough oceans...call your boat, oh, how about Hindenburg II? |
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... On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:46:06 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:51:40 -0400, wrote: There have been nuclear powered subs for quite a long time, Wayne. It's not really a secret. :-) Yes but those reactors are the size of a trawler, not sized for a trawler. My idea of small scale is something that fits in a large closet or similar. I think hydrogen fuel cells have a lot more promise for this application! Maybe just a few years away. I hope you're right. It would certainly open up some possibilities! No it won't open up any possibilities. Just where do you think you're gonna be able to get your tanks filled with hydrogen? Duh! There is not one single marina offering hydrogen fills to date. Total pie in the sky is what you're talking about. Wilbur Hubbard |
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