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Whisper Wind Turbine
I'm on a canal with no tunnels and best of all, no locks. And, it's a
ship canal so it's very wide and has plenty of room to pass other boats so I don't think that is a problem. And you're right, it would be unwise to try to cruise with the thing up. I'm not going to do that. I'll only erect it when moored up. Don't think I need an A frame. I can lift 21 kg on a pole myself. It would be on a pole and you just lift if into the upright position and hook on support ropes when it gets to upright. That's how I handle my present, not very powerful Rutland 913 which weighs 10 kgs. I do cruise with that up, unless the wind is high. So, I return to my original question - if this is such a good idea, why doesn't everybody do it? And, why are all commercial wind turbines for boats the same size - around 1.2 metres diameter? Thank you for your comments. Peter |
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