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Eric,
You state that a wind gen doesn't induce drag while running. I
would think that when sailing close-hauled, a wind gen does induce
drag, even when running, as every appendage on the boat does except
the sails. When sailing downwind, I suppose it actually assists.
Where am I going wrong?
Harold
--- In , "cirejay" <cirejay at h dot dot dot > wrote:
> --- In , KenJames <nautikat at g dot dot dot >
> wrote:
> >In wind that pushes my boat 5 kts my wind generator can put
> out a lot more than 15 amps,
>
> The Ferris Windpower 200 advertises 15 Amp output in about 18 kts.
> of wind. I sure hope it doesn't take that much wind to get your
> boat up to 5 kts.? I assume that your wind generator does a lot
> better than that?
>
> >so a water towed one should be able to also and still do good at 2
> kts >and 6 kts.
>
> Remember that your wind gen is not inducing drag while it is
> running. The water gen is. One could design what your are asking
> for but it would take a boat larger (much) than the Vancouver 27
> that started this thread.
>
> >But not with a car alternator, rewound or not,
> >the power curve cannot be made to match the available power.
>
> While I have seen units advertising both low speed start-up and
> great high speed output I have seen no independent test to verify
> such.
> eric S/V Nebaras
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