[PSUBS-MAILIST] Elco Motors

[Joe Perkel via Personal_Submersibles]

Vance,<br/><br/>Unfortunately the gen-sets are additional, not a cheap hobby by any means.<br/><br/>For the two smallest motors, they recommend Honda gas portable units @ 1 & 2 kilo watts. These are relatively cheap but unsuitable and dangerous for inside a PSUB. However, at 50 lbs or so, I'm considering the possibility of placing one in the well ventilated space in the sail aft of the CT for surface transit only, then handing it to the support boat on site. (Maybe!) Being self contained and simply feeding the BUS bar via a dedicated through hull, this eliminates exhaust, induction, ventilation, and cooling through hulls and systems. CO buildup and intrusion underway would not be an issue with the space I have in mind. Still, it's an inconvenient arrangement.<br/><br/>Better still is a 3kw dedicated marine gen-set inside. What bothers me here besides cost and complexity is the introduction of an accelerant inside. But, this would be quite the little
 U-Boat. Lots to look at here.<br/><br/>Joe<br/><br/> <a href="http://overview.mail.yahoo.com?.src=iOS"><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad</a>
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