"Morris Dovey" wrote in message
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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...

What would salt spray and evaporation do to the panels?