All lead-acid batteries are made up of 2 volt cells so it's just a matter of series to reach voltage then parallel to reach capacity desired....
I thought you were older than rocks ... didn't your first car have a 6 volt system? Anyway, 6 volt batteries put together in series or...
That sounds like a good reason to compare prices for equivalent boats with either powerplant. If a diesel boat sells for $225k and a gas boat...
Got one of those solar ovens, eh?
Depends on what "them" is ... do you mean red flares? They are an emergency signal. Is your situation an emergency? If you consider your...
Really, captain? Where did you find that in the US Code? You can shoot off white flares all day long if you want as long as you don't endanger...
Those are amazing photos. The water must be gin clear and the sun very bright to get that level of lighting. Looking elsewhere on the site, the...
Very interesting. http://www.mdienergy.com/163136AC.pdf
There is far more to the story and the people behind it than the cut and paste Brian got off the web. The "new" ownership is interesting though, I...
There is an interesting story behind the Kuulakai aside from it being one of the few remaining Miki tugs. Do you know what is happening with it now?
Maybe they had second thoughts about trying to corral the energy in a multi ton wheel spinning at a rate sufficient to deliver a useful amount of...
It has been done for quite a while and has considerable potential for economy if the primary compression is powered by offpeak grid, solar, wind,...
The thermal efficiency of large slow-speed marine diesels now exceeds 50 percent. It's just a compressed air motor, an overly complex one to...
It just stimulates my gag reflex because it illustrates the incredibly low level of technical literacy in the majority of the population today....
They skim cash from oil spill paranoia mostly. They sign lucrative contracts to standby with booms, skimmers, and absorbents. It's not a bad gig...
Salvage is fair enough, the part I like is the anti-pollution escort. For the price of that contract they could pay a politician to make a...
According to Janine at Dockwalk, "According to sources in the area, the yacht left the area on Monday end of the afternoon. After temporary work...
Entropy is what mak s e e th wo r...
It's a machine. It might be beautiful and provide a great deal of pleasure in its operation or simply by its existence but at the end of the day,...
Oh, was there a woman driving?
