On Jul 21, 9:35*pm, "Ed" wrote:
"Ernest Scribbler" wrote in message

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"Tim" wrote
I'm thinking this could be a neat alternate to running straight fossil
fuel all the time.

It would gain you some quiet time and redundancy, but probably not much in
the way of fuel economy unless you can come up with some sort of
supplemental charging method so you don't have to do it all with engine
power.

Cool project but a waste of money unless the boat is running all the time..
Also it will probably have a higher carbon output due to all the extra parts
that need to be manufactured. * Don't get me wrong... i love cool toys but
just make sure you are doing it for the fun and not the $$$.

Also, hybrid boats have been around a long time... they are called bass
boats... most have a 100-275 outboard and a trolling motor or 2 for
slow/quiet operation. * *I saw one yesterday in a sensitive "no combustible
zone" yesterday in the keys... big engine up and off *with the trolling
motor engaged....and the cops left him alone.

My point exactly Ed, only on a uch larger scale.