Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
12-02-2006
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,484
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
11-22-2006
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Replies: 2
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Sailboat Diesel Heater
Has anyone tried to install one of the Espar
diesel heaters onto a sailboat? For
example the Swingfire Espar Turbo Heater
located at:
http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/Schwingfeuer-Turbo-...
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
11-12-2006
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,853
Lower Priced Fuel Cells
Here are some lower price choices on Methanol Fuel Cells sold in Germany for RV use they are the same models as in one of my previous posts but there is a significant price drop.
EFOY-600-RV 25...
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
11-09-2006
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,853
Fuel Cell on a sailboat
Keelhaulin, you’ve asked some difficult questions on this one. I’d like to make it clear that I don’t work for one of the fuel cell manufacturers and my interest is solely from a boating perspective....
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
11-08-2006
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,853
Fuel Cell on a Sailboat
About Methanol Fuel Cells there is one around for
$3,635.00 that produces nominal power of 25 Watts/hour at 12 Volts
it's located at:
http://www.fuelcellstore.com/cgi-bin/...
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
11-08-2006
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,853
Fuel Cell on a Sailboat
Goodnewsboy, of course a generator gets more bang for the dollar. Personally I would probably choose a generator myself, even in the $3k range a fuel cell is expensive and doesn’t have the output of...
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
11-08-2006
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,853
Fuel Cell on a Sail Boat
Btrayfors, In my original thread when I said that the fuel cell would produce
400 Watts after conversion, I was simply wrong. You are right
it would increase the amps.
Sailingdog I checked out...
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
11-08-2006
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,853
Fuel Cell Viability
As far as hydrogen storage goes, 2 different tanks are available through
Praxair at:
http://www.praxair.com/praxair.nsf/AllContent/
B2973104A60BF94685256CE3007BBAEF?OpenDocument...
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Forum: General Discussion (sailing related)
11-08-2006
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,853
Fuel Cell on a sailboat
Has anyone tried to hook up a fuel cell on their sailboat? I have done some research and found a fuel cell stack for $3,250 at:
http://www.fuelcellstore.com/cgi-bin/...
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