[Electric Boats] Re: Alternative shallow draft propulsion

 

Jet drives are not really efficient at slow speeds and need to draw more water than a paddle wheel to prevent the intake sucking up sand/mud.

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Steve Spence <steve@...> wrote:
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> I was thinking about mating a jet ski drive to an electric motor. Great
> for shallow draft.
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> Steve Spence
> Renewable energy and self sufficiency
> http://www.green-trust.org
> http://arduinotronics.blogspot.com/
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