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Another solution that increases efficiency is to travel slower and design the hull for that. Non planing boats look like sailboats or retro motorboats. Most bo
by Gravityloss 5y ago
Another solution that increases efficiency is to travel slower and design the hull for that. Non planing boats look like sailboats or retro motorboats.
Most boat owners can't afford a hydroplaning boat.
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- usrusr 5y agoIsn't that a bit of a tautology? Most boat owners can't afford a boat. (Talking about recreational of course)
- Gravityloss 5y agoNo. Hydroplaning boats cost multiples of regular boats. Three kinds. Regular planing boat. Cheap and fast but very inefficient and thus can't be electric. Hydroplaning boat. Fast, efficient so can be made electric. But very expensive. Non planing boat. Cheap, efficient. Can be made electric. But is slow.
- hnzix 5y agoTFA cites speed as a constraining factor for their particular needs: "attractive for the “tugboat” flavor of pleasure boats. Which is perfectly OK unless you want to cover some distance and get there fast."
- ansible 5y agoA sailboat is the original "carbon free" way of propulsion for boats and ships. No, it is not as fast as a hydrofoil, but it also won't run out of power except under rare weather conditions (utterly becalmed). Not that boats don't do a lot of environmental damage in other ways. Bilge tanks, anti-fouling paint flaking off, etc.
- sesuximo 5y agoAnti fouling is the only thing I can think of that’s really bad about boats. The rest seems ok/not worse than living on land.