I hate to say it Myles, but It looks like you're off a little. According to this article - http://otherpower.com/hamster.html - one horse is equal to about 1865 hamsters. One must be careful to get the numbers right...
;)
Cheers,
Jim
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Myles Twete" <matwete@...> wrote:
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> I love it.so maybe my 6HP (horsepower) electric motor setup might be said to
> be 6000hp (hamster power)?
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> From: electricboats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:electricboats@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of mkriley48
> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2012 6:35 AM
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: Question about a prop for a Columbia 9.6m
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> I agree!! There seems to be a dearth of logic. also boat shape, hull speed,
> and whether the prop is out in the open or tucked behind a deadwood affects
> prop selection. A faq or wiki would be helpful.
> A hp at the prop at the same rpm is the same whether it is; gas diesel or
> hamsters.
> mike
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