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Covert-Op
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 Posted: Oct 30, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject: Electric Jetski |
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I was on my way back from another healthy McDs lunch when I suddenly thought electric jetski.
They make electric cars so surely they could make a ski that would be powerful enough.
I spend about $20NZ ($10US) on gas each time I ride. So how cool would it be to drag the ski to work plug it in then ride after work each day with out it costing a cent. |
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tjmac
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| Posted: Oct 30, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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water+electricity=   |
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LFdisciple
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| Posted: Oct 30, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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| tjmac wrote: | | water+electricity= |
^ seriously. i think when they come up with a 100% leak free enclosure to house the electric engine then we'll start seeing prototype electirc boats and the such.
there might already be some out there. im about to make google my beach to find out haha |
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tjmac
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| Posted: Oct 30, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| ya but would they still need to pump water through the engine like they do now to keep it cool?? cause if thats the case i think it will be nearly impossible to make one of those |
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skateonwater
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| Posted: Oct 30, 2008 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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if you leave things plugged in when they are already fully charged it kills the battery. youd have to watch that, and its a beach to worry about it with your phone and ipod, let alone a machine
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LFdisciple
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| Posted: Oct 30, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| tjmac wrote: | | ya but would they still need to pump water through the engine like they do now to keep it cool?? cause if thats the case i think it will be nearly impossible to make one of those |
idk, i dont think an electric engine would really stir up enough heat to have a need for something like water to cool it down. maybe they could rig up fans inside the engine to kind of push the heat out of the engine its self.
someone out there is bound to be smart enough to rig something up |
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tjmac
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| Posted: Oct 30, 2008 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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the fans would be a good idea but how hould the heat get out if the engin it 100% sealed from water  |
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t-rex
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| Posted: Oct 30, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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inside out radiator.... instead of using air to cool water... use water to cool air... seal the system, and have "ram inlets" that let cool water flow over the cooling fins of the radiator (that has hot air in it).... 2 stage, should work...
R/C boats... run batteries.. it's a realistic idea
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tjmac
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| Posted: Oct 30, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| ooooo sneaky |
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t-rex
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| Posted: Oct 30, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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| tjmac wrote: | | ooooo sneaky |
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mojo
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| Posted: Oct 31, 2008 12:04 am Post subject: |
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so far the navy seal's sdv, seal delivery vehicle, is the only all electric marine vehicle with lithium batteries
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t-rex
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| Posted: Oct 31, 2008 12:06 am Post subject: |
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mojo, how's the wake? and how much?
wait.... i'm navy..... what seal teams have it?? 
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LFdisciple
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| Posted: Oct 31, 2008 6:31 am Post subject: |
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| tjmac wrote: | | ooooo sneaky |
very sneaky indeed.
im starting to believe that this is very possible.
but, gas has came down a $1.50 in my town in the past month, sooo its all good |
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tjmac
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| Posted: Oct 31, 2008 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| LFdisciple,ru serious?? Where do u live |
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LFdisciple
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| Posted: Nov 01, 2008 8:21 am Post subject: |
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north of Charlotte, NC.
was 4.00 a month ago, someplace a little over. but now im getting it for 2.39. i know of a station about 10 miles from me that has it for 2.20.....i hate that neck of the woods though
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tjmac
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| Posted: Nov 01, 2008 9:16 am Post subject: |
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| LFdisciple, ya its come down to 2.29 where i live |
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t-rex
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| Posted: Nov 01, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| LFdisciple wrote: | | tjmac wrote: | | ooooo sneaky |
very sneaky indeed.
im starting to believe that this is very possible.
but, gas has came down a $1.50 in my town in the past month, sooo its all good |
it's absolutely possible.... but why not try solar? you usually only ride on nice days anyway.... just may need to have larger panels than can fit on a ski....
may need to be a large ski
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mojo
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| Posted: Nov 01, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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t-rex, if you dont know what it is maybe you should watch the military channel more often. i've seen a few shows about it.
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tjmac
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| Posted: Nov 01, 2008 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| t-rex, thats actually a really good idea. i think if someone could make it happen that would be so good because A. it probly wouldnt cost and much and B. it would save gas and save ur money on that |
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DRAGON88
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| Posted: Nov 02, 2008 2:20 am Post subject: |
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| LFdisciple wrote: | | tjmac wrote: | | water+electricity= |
^ seriously. i think when they come up with a 100% leak free enclosure to house the electric engine then we'll start seeing prototype electirc boats and the such.
there might already be some out there. im about to make google my beach to find out haha |
There are many manufacturers who already have working electric mules. (prototypes.)
Honestly I'm a bit surprised we didn't see one unveiled at surf expo this year...
I think the difficulty with a jetski would be the size, the batteries are quite large and heavy, and if you wanted any kind of decent life out of it, I'm not sure that practicality wise it can be done yet with the batteries that are around right now. (There's just not a ton of room for batteries on a ski.)
I think the real future is in fuel cells that use the lake water to create hydrogen to burn to create electricity. Again, technology that is being researched by a few manufacturers right now...
The cons to both of these movements is that because they're so infant, they are still fairly expensive, to the point where it makes it hard to justify the extra$ over a normal gas operated boat. $10,000 or $20,000 buys a lot of gasoline. Even at $4.00/gallon.
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