GL: electric propulsion

[bdillahu at peachbush.com]

> I just got a call from a friend attending a trade show.  He said he was at
> a
> booth where they are selling electric motors capable of pushing a 25,000#
> boat
> at speeds up to 8kts.  The boat has a large battery bank and two 50amp
> multibank chargers.  The chargers are run using a Honda generator which
> consumers about 1 gallon of gas every 8 hours.  Anybody have any thoughts
> about such a system?
> Tommy

This is getting to be more and more popular... I think it's viable,
althought the 1 gal/8 hours is pushing it a bit, in my opinion.

I have some different articles on similar technology and ideas here if you
want to read and surf.

http://www.craftacraft.com/tags/electric_boats

Bruce