Consuming a gallon of diesel for 15 nm doesn't sound like perpetual motion to me. I used to consume 120 tons of fuel per day but someone else...
I've done sail, used to have a Cal 40. On a boat as small as what I'm considering (28'~30' cat, < 9000 lbs) not as much room for solar as I would...
I think there is a lot of efficiency in diesel/electric for just cruising. While I was still working I conducted a fuel burn test on the dynamic...
This is what I'm sure will work fine. DC amps are 1/4 at 48 volts than 12 volts for whatever the inverter is doing. LiFePO4 cells do not have...
This is a first for me. I joined this forum due to a search engine bringing up this thread on my research of marine diesel electric propulsion....