Water powered generators

[I33]

Originally Posted by chucklesR

Wind gen's don't cost any boat speed,

Chuck, I agree from a practical standpoint--you won't notice any loss of boatspeed or be able to measure it unless you are a floating laboratory. However, the wind generator prop is extracting power from the air and that is causing drag and that drag will slow the boat down.

Gil (Splitterous Harius)

[Idiens]

Not only is the drag of the wind turbine installation reducing your lift-to-drag ratio unfavourably, it's also added top weight, increasing heel and drift when working to windward.

[sailingdog]

Chuckles can pivot the rotor and use it for vertical takeoff capability.

Originally Posted by Idiens

Not only is the drag of the wind turbine installation reducing your lift-to-drag ratio unfavourably, it's also added top weight, increasing heel and drift when working to windward.

[chucklesR]

Reckon it's a V-22 Catamaran

blogs.business2.com/waterlog/images/wcat_1.jpg is where I got the pic - apparently the boat can go to windward since the turbines power a prop.

[chucklesR]

Test model for the next amp air 4zillion

[Freesail99]

You could use that thing in the everglades

[chucklesR]

Someone should post it in the 'what boat is this?' thread