maybe an alternate solution

[mercman]

Not sure if this has ever been posted before, but with the price of gas soaring, with no sign of let up, this is pretty impressive as a means to fish without gas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-2GOvV2o44&feature=related

[irishfield]

Looks like someone else has tapped into the free government "green fund" handouts!

[Terry]

yeah

I am sure some yuppies would buy that

 

 

are there still yuppies?

[Roy]

Try selling that to the bass tournament guys.

 

and edited to add: Where's the landfill for the batteries?

[Guest gbfisher]

Looks like someone else has tapped into the free government "green fund" handouts!

 

 

Love to see a Bass tourney with those being used...

[aplumma]

they show up at the marina on sailboat dingies mostly down here.

 

 

Art

[mercman]

Well i admit, you wont find it moored at the Redneck Yacht Club, but for an electric, its still pretty impressive.If you looked caredfully, there is only 1 battery in the boat.

[ChrisK]

That solar panel would make a heck of a casting platform

[aplumma]

I actually though the panel was hung wrong if it was over the boat you would be in the shade as you sipped you favorite pink drink with an little umbrella.

 

 

Art

[Roy]

If you looked caredfully, there is only 1 battery in the boat.

 

And if you thought more carefully, you'd know that many people would mean more batteries.

[mercman]

A marine battery is 100% recyclable, a gallon of gas is gone in 60 seconds

 

 

 

Boss

[Roy]

Yeah, ok Paul...don't want to argue that one. .... but I could.

[mercman]

i know you could Roy and you would be right too

[Jer]

It looked like it was pretty well out of juice by the end...

[lookinforwalleye]

And if you thought more carefully, you'd know that many people would mean more batteries.

 

No worries there Roy can`t see them selling!!

[HTHM]

If it got the boat up on plane I'd be impressed.

[craigdritchie]

A marine battery is 100% recyclable, a gallon of gas is gone in 60 seconds

 

Unfortunately, the power required to generate enough electricity to recharge that battery overnight still represents a pretty large carbon footprint, whether the electricity comes from a coal-fired power plant or a nuke plant. There's no free lunch.

 

Having said that, electric motors will continue to develop. I got to drive an electric ski boat a few weeks ago when I was at the Miami boat show. It was an 18-foot fibreglass Ski Nautique, with a power system designed by a company from Quebec. It had no problem getting on plane, and actually did 40 mph on a GPS - fastest I've ever been in an electric boat by far. Battery life wasn't the best, but hey, it's a start.

 

Edit: Here's a link to a YouTube video of the boat I drove.

Edited April 9, 2011 by Craig_Ritchie

[lookinforwalleye]

Unfortunately, the power required to generate enough electricity to recharge that battery overnight still represents a pretty large carbon footprint, whether the electricity comes from a coal-fired power plant or a nuke plant. There's no free lunch.

 

Having said that, electric motors will continue to develop. I got to drive an electric ski boat a few weeks ago when I was at the Miami boat show. It was an 18-foot fibreglass Ski Nautique, with a power system designed by a company from Quebec. It had no problem getting on plane, and actually did 40 mph on a GPS - fastest I've ever been in an electric boat by far. Battery life wasn't the best, but hey, it's a start.

 

Edit: Here's a link to a YouTube video of the boat I drove.

 

curious Craig what was the battery life and how big was the battery?