On 1/17/2010 9:58 AM, Robatoy wrote:

They know how to make nuclear powerplants small enough to shoot them
into orbit, it wouldn't be too big of a leap to adapt to a sailboat
would it?

Just outside the harbor at Gustavia in Saint Barts I saw a 15m catamaran
(demasted) and being decked over completely with solar panels. I've
wondered ever since how well that worked out...

....and whether the mast was replaced once the electrical work had been
completed. Interesting solar project.

Might also be able to do something interesting with fuel cells.

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/