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Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Towed Generators
From: Steve Strand (strand@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Sep 10 2002 - 13:16:24 EDT
At 05:48 PM 9/10/02 +0100, you wrote:
>I am considering fitting a towed turbine to my 49 foot sailing boat for
>ocean passages. I would be interested to hear from anyone who has
>experience of them.
>I am specifically considering the Aquair 100 which is made by Ampair. It
>has a wind turbine option whereby the generator can be hoisted into the
>rigging and fitted with a vane to act as a conventional wind generator.
>The manufacturers literature suggests that a 6 amp charge can be sustained
>at around 7 knots - enough for the autopilot and maybe the radar. I have
>a diesel generator which I use for battery charging, water maker and
>fridge/freezer - but an additional 150 amps a day when ocean cruising
>would be very nice
>
>David
>sv Galatea
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