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Towed generators
Towed generators are practical for working sailboats. It is free
energy and they have usable output. BUT. 1. Most sail boats spend over 95% of their time at a dock or at anchor. The towed generator is useless then. 2. If you are motoring it is an extremely expensive and inefficient way of generating power. Put an extra alternator on your engine and gain a 500% increase in efficiency and a fraction of the installation and maintenance cost. |
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