Rants and rationales aside, the propulsion method described is not electric, and is therefore off topic for this group.
Dan
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Kirk McLoren <kirkmcloren@...> wrote:
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> Â sorry.
> Â I read where you have to retract it if you encounter weather and that sounded like a lot of force. Prob not much use in the harbor
> but I had the impression  you harvest a reasonable amount of the wave.
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> From: Eric <ewdysar@...>
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 10:52 AM
> Subject: [Electric Boats] Re: wave powered
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> To the rest of the group, I apologize in advance for the following rant.
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> Seriously, Kirk? What was the point of this? What practical value do you think that this type of system would provide?
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> Why would anyone go to this much trouble to "drive" a boat at what appears to be a small percentage of the speed provided by a pair of oars? Where do you normally boat that tosses your vessel around like it was in a washing machine?
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> Even the "prototype" doesn't generate enough speed to maintain steerage. To me this looks like a novelty, and a fairly ineffectual one at that. I can't believe that this could move a full size boat any faster than a 65 year old Jack Lallane with his feet and hands shackled.
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> I am sorry if this sounds harsh, but there is already too much noise in the world. I belong to this group to learn and to teach others practical facts about Electric Boating and to help others convert their boats to electric successfully. Many of your posts are only vaguely relevent to this group, but this one goes too far. I'm sure that there are other groups of people that would like to discuss far-fetched theories with little practical application. Please try to stay on topic when you're here.
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> If this had been the first post that I read here, I doubt that I would have joined the group, and probably would just put a new diesel in my boat. Posts like this imply that electric power is just another crackpot idea by association. Try to think about the unintended consequences of your actions.
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> Thanks
> Eric
> Marina del Rey, CA
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> --- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Kirk McLoren <kirkmcloren@> wrote:
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> > http://www.rexresearch.com/kneiderwave/kneider.htm
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> > a fuel free method of propulsion
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