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Will this replace all our Bertrams?
Posted: Dec 19th, '07, 13:06
by IRGuy
Posted: Dec 19th, '07, 13:15
by Sean B
A boat powered by fuel made from human fat ?!?
What's next, soylent diesel?
The world keeps getting weirder every day
Posted: Dec 19th, '07, 13:45
by neil
there are alot of fat people
Posted: Dec 19th, '07, 14:34
by Ironman
Saw that boat a couple years ago.in Newport beach Calif... Has Cummins in it..
that bio (Veggie oil not the human fat) is a cool thing for us diesel guys.I guess till too many people try to do it.Then there'll be fights over the chinese food grease dump. ..
Wayne
Posted: Dec 19th, '07, 15:12
by Harv
neil wrote:there are alot of fat people
I guess I am the future of boat fuel.
Does that make me rich $$$$$$$$ now?
Posted: Dec 19th, '07, 15:19
by jspiezio
Who knew it, I'm the Saudi Arabia of Biofuel.
Posted: Dec 19th, '07, 22:39
by Kingfish
Neat looking boat.
But I don't see outriggers, rocket launchers or a bait tank ?
Posted: Dec 20th, '07, 11:50
by DRIFTER31
Makes you wonder what would happen if that vessel flipped over in really bad ass seas. Its probably real seaworthy but this cajun ain' getting in that thing.
Posted: Dec 20th, '07, 15:20
by Rawleigh
"The boat is designed to cut through waves rather than sail over which enables the boat to go faster through big seas compared to conventional craft."
Until it meets a really big wave and turns into a submarine!!! It looks a lot like that ugly and expensive Wally boat.
http://www.wally.com/default.asp?bflash=1
The Europeans do build some butt ugly boats!
Posted: Dec 20th, '07, 16:38
by Ironman
Looks to me like it would right itself... Big iron low center.
Wayne
Posted: Dec 20th, '07, 16:52
by AndreF
I love the guy's quote: "If it were up to market forces, biofuels wouldn't happen at all. "
Duh...maybe because it's not feasible, for many reasons...........like balloon travel.
Posted: Dec 20th, '07, 17:06
by In Memory of Vicroy
I think the sun shines on their heads more in the Southern hemisphere and makes them sorta nuts...what ya say, Nic?
Notice the route avoids the Southern Ocean where the real round-the-world guys go in the blow boats. I built an 8' plywood flat boat when I was 13 and put a 10 hp Wizard outboard on it (a store brand for the famous Mercury 10) and told my momma I was gonna take it around the world...she said "stay in the bayous"....
UV
Posted: Dec 20th, '07, 20:32
by Raybo Marine NY
I happen to like the way those veggie powered diesels smell- french fries and egg rolls going down the road!
Posted: Dec 20th, '07, 21:49
by nic
I was baffled by that quote too.....I want the Gov't to legislate so other people pay for my hobby...at the same time I want food prices to go up for everyone. New Zealander...explains a lot.
Nic