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K1W1 · 02-25-2009, 11:08 AM

Hi,

Pascal- I don't think the loads on a towed sailboat alternator are that great as to rob a few knots.

The ones I have seen trail a rope as a "shaft" so the load can't be that great.

02-25-2009, 11:08 AM	#24 (permalink)
K1W1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: My Office Posts: 5,368	Hi, Pascal- I don't think the loads on a towed sailboat alternator are that great as to rob a few knots. The ones I have seen trail a rope as a "shaft" so the load can't be that great.