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Just in case, my article about a visit to what's left of an old boom
town off the W coast of Canada covers an unusual destination.

http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/85168/42

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On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 05:50:27 -0700 (PDT), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Just in case, my article about a visit to what's left of an old boom
town off the W coast of Canada covers an unusual destination.

http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/85168/42

Use the Z key to zoom in, and the arrow keys to move around the page

===

On pages 69, 70 and 71 there are pictures of a Dufffy electric boat
just like the one my neighbor has - no exotic technology, just a bunch
of golf cart batteries.

http://www.duffyboats.com/

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On Oct 2, 11:03*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 05:50:27 -0700 (PDT), Chuck Gould

wrote:
Just in case, my article about a visit to what's left of an old boom
town off the W coast of Canada covers an unusual destination.

http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/85168/42

Use the Z key to zoom in, and the arrow keys to move around the page

===

On pages 69, 70 and 71 there are pictures of a Dufffy electric boat
just like the one my neighbor has - no exotic technology, just a bunch
of golf cart batteries.

http://www.duffyboats.com/

Back before I came to SW, a fellow I know who was a retired Whelen
Engineering, Engineer had a bunch of old wheelchair motors and wanted
to make a copy of this boat. That is the same guy I talk about
sometimes who has the two electric cars. This is a great boat from
what I can see and when we ran the numbers for our 12/24 volt system,
they looked pretty good...

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On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 11:03:11 AM UTC-4, Wayne. B wrote:
On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 05:50:27 -0700 (PDT), Chuck Gould

wrote:



Just in case, my article about a visit to what's left of an old boom

town off the W coast of Canada covers an unusual destination.



http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/85168/42



Use the Z key to zoom in, and the arrow keys to move around the page



===



On pages 69, 70 and 71 there are pictures of a Dufffy electric boat

just like the one my neighbor has - no exotic technology, just a bunch

of golf cart batteries.



http://www.duffyboats.com/

We were vacationing in Napa a few years ago, and did a Napa River tour. I'm pretty sure the tour boat was a version of a Duffy. It was a pretty cool boat, perfectly suited for that kind of service.

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On 10/2/2012 11:24 AM, wrote:
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 11:03:11 AM UTC-4, Wayne. B wrote:
On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 05:50:27 -0700 (PDT), Chuck Gould

wrote:



Just in case, my article about a visit to what's left of an old boom

town off the W coast of Canada covers an unusual destination.



http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/85168/42



Use the Z key to zoom in, and the arrow keys to move around the page



===



On pages 69, 70 and 71 there are pictures of a Dufffy electric boat

just like the one my neighbor has - no exotic technology, just a bunch

of golf cart batteries.



http://www.duffyboats.com/

We were vacationing in Napa a few years ago, and did a Napa River tour. I'm pretty sure the tour boat was a version of a Duffy. It was a pretty cool boat, perfectly suited for that kind of service.


I looked into them a lot back then. Double enders, beautiful design like
you said for that purpose... Very efficient hulls, great boats. I would
own one if I could.

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In article ,
says...

On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 05:50:27 -0700 (PDT), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Just in case, my article about a visit to what's left of an old boom
town off the W coast of Canada covers an unusual destination.

http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/85168/42

Use the Z key to zoom in, and the arrow keys to move around the page

===

On pages 69, 70 and 71 there are pictures of a Dufffy electric boat
just like the one my neighbor has - no exotic technology, just a bunch
of golf cart batteries.

http://www.duffyboats.com/

Where are the oar locks?

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On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 19:47:22 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 05:50:27 -0700 (PDT), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Just in case, my article about a visit to what's left of an old boom
town off the W coast of Canada covers an unusual destination.

http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/85168/42

Use the Z key to zoom in, and the arrow keys to move around the page

===

On pages 69, 70 and 71 there are pictures of a Dufffy electric boat
just like the one my neighbor has - no exotic technology, just a bunch
of golf cart batteries.

http://www.duffyboats.com/

Where are the oar locks?

===

No need, it has a fuel gauge, err, voltmeter.

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In article ,
says...

On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 19:47:22 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 05:50:27 -0700 (PDT), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Just in case, my article about a visit to what's left of an old boom
town off the W coast of Canada covers an unusual destination.

http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/85168/42

Use the Z key to zoom in, and the arrow keys to move around the page

===

On pages 69, 70 and 71 there are pictures of a Dufffy electric boat
just like the one my neighbor has - no exotic technology, just a bunch
of golf cart batteries.

http://www.duffyboats.com/

Where are the oar locks?

===

No need, it has a fuel gauge, err, voltmeter.

That will never, ever work, it doesn't run on fossil fuel!

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On 10/2/2012 10:16 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
On Oct 2, 11:03 am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 05:50:27 -0700 (PDT), Chuck Gould

wrote:
Just in case, my article about a visit to what's left of an old boom
town off the W coast of Canada covers an unusual destination.

http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/85168/42

Use the Z key to zoom in, and the arrow keys to move around the page

===

On pages 69, 70 and 71 there are pictures of a Dufffy electric boat
just like the one my neighbor has - no exotic technology, just a bunch
of golf cart batteries.

http://www.duffyboats.com/

Back before I came to SW, a fellow I know who was a retired Whelen
Engineering, Engineer had a bunch of old wheelchair motors and wanted
to make a copy of this boat. That is the same guy I talk about
sometimes who has the two electric cars. This is a great boat from
what I can see and when we ran the numbers for our 12/24 volt system,
they looked pretty good...


Here's my electric, 4 - 12v batteries, 48 volts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MKjbXltAew&feature=plcp

Mikek

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In article ,
says...

On 10/2/2012 10:16 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
On Oct 2, 11:03 am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 05:50:27 -0700 (PDT), Chuck Gould

wrote:
Just in case, my article about a visit to what's left of an old boom
town off the W coast of Canada covers an unusual destination.

http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/85168/42

Use the Z key to zoom in, and the arrow keys to move around the page

===

On pages 69, 70 and 71 there are pictures of a Dufffy electric boat
just like the one my neighbor has - no exotic technology, just a bunch
of golf cart batteries.

http://www.duffyboats.com/

Back before I came to SW, a fellow I know who was a retired Whelen
Engineering, Engineer had a bunch of old wheelchair motors and wanted
to make a copy of this boat. That is the same guy I talk about
sometimes who has the two electric cars. This is a great boat from
what I can see and when we ran the numbers for our 12/24 volt system,
they looked pretty good...


Here's my electric, 4 - 12v batteries, 48 volts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MKjbXltAew&feature=plcp

Mikek

Oh, no! A go-cart that doesn't use fossil fuel! The hard core righties
will go insane!!