On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:35:45 -0800, "LDosser"
wrote:

"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?

Salt spray will make them salt encrusted. You need to rinse them off
regularly. Even a rinse with salt water (if that's all you have
available) will help.