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The past week I spent a glorious time reveling in the sun and waves of one of my favorite places in the world: Torch Lake. (My family has had a pair of cabins on the Lake since the 40s – it’s my own little piece of heaven.)
The water is pure and clean, bursting in freezing goodness from a spring, deep, deep beneath the surface. Soft sand, minimal rocks and seaweed… it doesn’t get much better.
All of this beauty draws thousands of tourists and summer cabin dwellers to spend their vacation time on the beach and in the water. And with these tourists come lots and lots and lots of boats and PWCs. (Not that there’s anything wrong with boating – it’s a fun activity.)
For those of you that enjoy a high-speed water chase, or a casual cruise along the shoreline, you’re not surprised to see your fuel tank levels go down – and sometimes quickly. But for those not so familiar, let me give you some stats:
Diesel engines consume about 1 gallon per hour for every 18 hp used. You can estimate the number of gallons consumed per hour by multiplying horsepower used by 0.055.
Gasoline four stroke inboard engines need about 1 gallon per hour for every 10 hp used. The number of gallons consumed per hour can be estimated by multiplying horsepower used by 0.100. (see note above)
Outboards might use considerably more since two stroke motors seem to have a greater thirst than four stroke motors.
(In case you’re wondering, most boats use more than 10-18 hps…)
As you can see, your money doesn’t always go so far in regards to gas purchases. Add to that the fact that gas prices ON the water are seriously jacked up, and, well, it beings to hurt financially.
But what if there was a better way?
There is.
Electricity.
You heard me: Electricity. (It’s not just for cars and trucks, people.)
I mean, for real? 90 mpgs? That’s INSANE. And he only has to replace the batteries once every 10 years. That’s DOUBLE INSANE. This guy has some serious eco-smarts. Imagine if this process were automatically applied to boat manufacturing plans. There could be some serious savings in the amount of recreational fuel that we consume every year.
Of course, everyone could be like me and be a kayak fanatic. No fuel required. ☺
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