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From: barry Brazier (no email)
Date: Tue Jul 05 2005 - 17:46:04 EDT
In a kit that was available 10 years ago. a 10" wheal drive was attached to the propshaft just aft of the gear box. and the alternator had a 3" wheal.
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Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Re: engineless
Haven't done it myself, but I would think you would need a bracket to hold the alternator near the prop shaft with a pully attached to the shaft and a fanbelt connecting the 2. Then as the prop free-wheels the pully turns the alternator. Of course, the added drag will reduce speed but that's probably not a big concern of yours. Also, a high output alternator will require a fair amount of effort to turn.
Sincerely,
Larry T (Catalina 27)
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From: Jim Burgoyne
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Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 11:41 PM
Subject: [world-cruising] Re: engineless
Good suggestions that I will have to look into.
Dennis, never heard of Nova Cool, but will investigate. Also, never
seen an alternator rigged to the prop shaft, nor really understand how
this works, but will do some hunting on the internet and ask around. I
have a lot to learn about going engineless.
Ken, I know my bias against wind gens is a bit silly, and maybe stems
more from having to listen to them in marinas late at night without
benefiting from the power they provide. I will look at the Amp Air;
sounds too good to be true. I know what you mean about rowing oars
hitting things, and they do increase beam to that of a trimaran, but
you can stop and turn on a dime, brilliant for a busy marina (and
"busy" is a relative term), whereas sculling oars are great for going
one way. I have heard that braking is also possible when sculling, but
again, I have a lot to learn.
Colin, I would consider a propane fridge, but wouldn't install unless
I was convinced they were safe. Maybe then I'd install a propane stove
and chuck my kerosene :)
Thanks for the help,
Jim
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