scalarparty ([info]scalarparty) wrote,
@ 2005-01-04 10:18:00
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Finally I Know What To Buy Puffy/Diddy For His Next BDay bash: A Fuel Cell Powered Monohull Yacht!
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don't know why this took so long to leak out... they launched the boat almost a year ago.... scheduled to be ramped up to production in '06 this is the worlds first Fuel Cell Yacht (and lord knows where the boats are there's lots of water to electrolyze-- just ask a submarine officer). According to FuelCellWorks, the yachts are made by a Mercedes subsidiary, and Ballard. Sounds like fun, can't wait to go water-skiing again (decided to never do it again until i can be skiing off electricity or a fuel cell.... ) can't wait.... and if you are a megabillionaire... finally, you don't have to be so gauche as to have to deal with "diesel" while enjoying the high seas and cote dazures....


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[info]somerled
2005-01-04 03:35 pm UTC (link)
In large yachts only, or in smaller boats?

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[info]scalarparty
2005-01-04 08:43 pm UTC (link)
what are you looking for somerled;)

..acually there's quite a few companies and sizes around to choose from. 'frexample there's this -slighly smaller- sailboat (CAtalina 42 Mk II) which is made by a company called HaveBlue which is pretty nice, it has Toronto's Hydrogenics doing the FCell and some way to hydrolize water (not that i wasn't already hinting at that with the mercedes): Haveblue ...there's also these guys in france even a little smaller...

...if you're looking for something even smaller, there's this company called Anuvu who are modding the great Duffy electric boats to serve as water taxis and speed-boats. you can see what they are modding over at the Duffy Electric site (one is good enough for waterskiiing!!). these are a bit more 'fordable

but then again for you since ur asking me, somerrrled, here's a belated christmas gift fer u (BTW Thnx for the card!) i saw pictures of these guys: theseguys and it was a pdf so i can't put it here-- but they were riding in their boat-- which was the perfect size for a speedboat-fishing boat, and like hey, since i know youre email... am gunna send you all 100% their contact info, because with your friends this could be a golden opportunity, if you get my double enterndre....

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[info]scalarparty
2005-01-04 08:49 pm UTC (link)
...oh and a good thing about the duffies-- even if you dont get a fuel cell one, you can purchase an electric one from them (thats all they make). So if you have some solar panels near your dock, you can really be running a SULEV

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[info]somerled
2005-01-05 09:01 pm UTC (link)
Cool. Very cool.

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