On Nov 17, 12:53*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:28:04 -0800 (PST), Joe

wrote:
Do you plan to use the captured energy to supply house loads or to use
it as recharge/propulsion when the wind dies?- Hide quoted text -

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Both would be the goal.....zero emissions. They have some very good
re-generative systems and nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion
batteries. The boat would have plenty of room for some huge battery
banks.

You could probably supply house loads with just solar panels and/or
wind generators. * However I'm a bit skeptical about standby
propulsion regardless of battery banks size. * By the time you drag
props that are big enough to capture significant power, you'd be
adding enough drag to considerably slow the boat.

From personal experience I know any drag from the prop can easily be
made up from the sails. A controllable variable pitch prop will play
an important part in tuning in the best input with the least drag.

*On the other hand
if you are just looking for talking points in a marketing plan, what
the heck.

Marketing is important for any company, but developing a heavy cargo
transport system that uses only the wind as a source of power could
change the world for the better IMO. It worked for thousands of years
before oil was discovered.and should work for thousands of years after
cheap oil.

Joe

"Joe" wrote in message
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Marketing is important for any company, but developing a heavy cargo
transport system that uses only the wind as a source of power could
change the world for the better IMO. It worked for thousands of years
before oil was discovered.and should work for thousands of years after
cheap oil.





Sorry, Joe, that's just more pie-in-the-sky. One of the main reasons for
motorized freight transport is reliable delivery times that are necessary
for just-in-time inventory:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-in-time_(business)


Companies these days aren't run like companies were run in the age of sail.
Companies nowadays rely heavily on just in-time-inventory and on
just-in-time delivery practices. Read the above link and get educated.


Wilbur Hubbard

On Nov 17, 4:12*pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message

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*Marketing is important for any company, but developing a heavy cargo
transport system that uses only the wind as a source of power could
change the world for the better IMO. It worked for thousands of years
before oil was discovered.and should work for thousands of years after
cheap oil.

Sorry, Joe, that's just more pie-in-the-sky. *One of the main reasons for
motorized freight transport is reliable delivery times that are necessary
for just-in-time inventory:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-in-time_(business)

Companies these days aren't run like companies were run in the age of sail.
Companies nowadays rely heavily on just in-time-inventory and on
just-in-time delivery practices. Read the above link and get educated.

Wilbur Hubbard

Wilbur, you ignorant slut.

JIT came about in the 80's. Sail transport stopped in the teen's.
Can you guess why man switched from sail to steam?

Most commodies are staged in warehouses or tanks, JIT is not a factor.

Had you ever sailed the open sea lately, you might want to address the
issues of pollution caused by big ships.
If you lived by any active harbor or port you would want to address
the high levels of emissions the huge ship put out.

Instead you puke out JIT. Pretty lame, but chicken bone reef standard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldYkO... 75&playnext=1
35KW...thats alot of power, 3X's what a boat would need.

There is a fellow in Europe getting 21% total boat power off a good
shaft drive system.

Go ahead..click the link, and push the support button Neal. Prove me
wrong
http://www.yourideasforgood.com/gallery?idea=523.

Joe