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Got Propane? Run Your Outboard Motor on It

Got Propane? Run Your Outboard Motor on It

Well, soon maybe.  In my apparently Quixotic quest for a single fuel for vessel, tender and toys, I keep looking for new ideas.  Using propane as fuel for an internal combustion engine is not new, but it is for a modest outboard application.  A company I can only identify so far as Marine Green (more [...]

New Torqeedo Might Be The Green Go for Your Dinghy

New Torqeedo Might Be The Green Go for Your Dinghy

Torqeedo, the German company that produces those cool, skinny electric outboard motors has introduced a new model — the Cruise 4.0 R — that has the power to realistically be considered a replacement for the gas-powered outboard on your dinghy.  And it does so with an overall efficiency of more than 50%, which is at [...]