On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:01:17 -0800, Lloyd Sumpter
wrote:

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 05:00:11 -0500, Eisboch wrote:

I was just reading some information on my son's (Eisboch Jr.) new boat.
Some of the impressive statistics:


I was amazed to learn that big cruise ships have more electric generation
than some of our grid-based power stations - more than enough for a small
town. I'm guessing they use electric motors for propulsion?

So: If you're in a remote seashore town and you lose power, get a BIG
pair of jumper-cables and flag down a cruise ship!

Lloyd


I have a friend that works for a motor/generator repair shop. He has worked
on power generation plants located on barges (South America). These barge
mounted power plants are then tied into the city grid. The reason they are
on barges is that if there is instability and rebellious forces would decide
to attack the infrastructure, the barges can simply be disconnected and
towed. I found that a novel solution.



Regards
John S

I would rather be boating!