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(non-political) comments on fuel economy and technology
Lars Johansson wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Where Technology is Failing Boaters ... There seems to be no serious effort to build or design mass-market boats that are more fuel-efficient; and in fact the current state of the market indicates that the more HP stuffed into a hull the faster it will sell. ... The technology to produce the ultimete fuel efficiency for boats already exists: sails. /Lars J One would think. At least up this way, the vast majority of sailboats motor almost everywhere. Some will motor-sail, with a jib or even a spinnaker deployed. Most of the sailing seems to be done after reaching a general destination, as part of an organized race, or on a sunny afternoon where the goal is just to blow around outside the breakwater without any particular need to actually go anywhere. Even so, those sailboats are pretty efficient under the iron wind. A lot of them make 5, 6, or even 7 kts on about a gallon per hour. |