[Rhodes22-list] Bill Effros - Electric Drive

[Robert Skinner]

Bill -

Are you using an hybrid electric drive too?

Brad -

Would you send me the pix of the Beijing boats.

/Bob Skinner
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brad haslett wrote:
> 
> Bill,
> 
> Your idea of combining an electric drive with a small
> generator is quite good!  Yamaha now makes a competing
> model to my Honda which is cheaper and lighter.  The
> noise level is about the same and is certainly less
> than the quietest outboard.  It is nice to have around
> the house as well.
> 
> Attached are a couple of photos from the Summer Palace
> in Beijing.  The lake is full of electric boats.  We
> rented an 8 passenger boat and I was suprised at how
> fast it moved.  The other photo is of a solar powered
> cruise boat on the same lake.  If I ever get the time
> to build a "houseboat" this is what it would look
> like.
> 
> Brad Haslett
> "CoraShen"