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  1. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    Hi, I said hydro? If I did I misspoke.
  2. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    So… It’s been quiet here for a while and it’s become hard to ignore the facts and realities displayed in simple terms out in public view. The lot of feisty old naysayers have gone off to better places so NOW are we all enthusiastically accepting Green Hydrogen Power as the immediate answer to...
  3. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    I’m can’t following your thought process. CO2 is not something I mentioned and I don’t know why you bring it up. I’m talking about H2O.., Water. There is no carbon in H2O. Hydrocarbon is a totally different molecule made up of carbon and hydrogen… Organic. Hydrogen, H2 is the most abundant...
  4. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    My little boat has two diesels pushing it through the water… The hydrogen buses running around my city only have 1 diesel designed motor converted to be powered by hydrogen. All we are waiting for is technology to advance. Separating the O from the H2O cheaply is right around the corner. Not...
  5. JRO

    Whales and Offshore Windmills

    There is a place for this Stupid White Trash BS….
  6. JRO

    50a to 30a adapter or straight 30a

    Electrical mods performed by a backyard hack. A shipshape 30A boat cannot draw more than 30A…. Breakers break the current at 31A if the boat is shipshape.
  7. JRO

    50a to 30a adapter or straight 30a

    You are making a mountain out of a molehill… Think of it as a spoon & ladle. Like a breaker, your mouth size will not allow you to eat your soup with a ladle no matter how hungry you are. If you are popping breakers it’s because you’re trying to use too much power or you are shorting out...
  8. JRO

    Tim Allen and the shower sump

    That is “homemade” sump. It could be anything. Assuming it was marine grade original setup that was correctly designed and installed… That is an insanely huge shower sump pump… And unnecessary. If you fill the shower sump with the top off so you can see it operate you’d see that the switch is...
  9. JRO

    Guest drinking underway - what's your rule?

    Get Real… 99% of “us” are living out the crumbs left of “our” lives… As far as safety is concerned your age is a much larger liability in your abilities to react to emergencies than someone physically and mentally capable but drunk as a skunk. The older and more feeble you get the more self...
  10. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    Good to hear someone else has their eyes on the future. Older folks have difficulty accepting there are scientific advancements happening all the time on everything. Advancements in the science of stripping the O out of H2O is critical and will surely be the global game changer soon. It’s a...
  11. JRO

    On the hook? West Coast USA

    I suggest you join a yocals local yacht club as social members. Full members are always hard up for crew/friends. Having friends with boats is so much better than owning one out of the gate. You’ll be able to get on a lot of different types of boats and learn by being yelled at by your new best...
  12. JRO

    On the hook? West Coast USA

    No.
  13. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    I love batteries… But batteries today are really converted burnt fossil fuel energy. And the cobalt used in batteries is mostly coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo using slave and child labor. The big banana will be using hydrogen to power all the power plants now burning fossil...
  14. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    Well I’m not going to call you a liar. I’m sure every species of fish has been caught off the beach at some time in world history. I only troll for tuna and mahi-mahi using live or pre-hooked frozen bait and a little lead. I use store-made lures when I have a set destination/deadline and can’t...
  15. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    I’m deadly serious about H-Power and incandescent lights… But I would think it obvious that the turtle joke was a joke. But nobody who owns a fiberglass boat, especially with twin turbo engines can honestly claim to be a conservationist. The environment is not happy about what it takes to...
  16. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    We, the living, are already experiencing the benefits of H-Power. We will not live long enough to see the Grand Banana but we will see it advance like a rocket until we’re dead. 100 Years is a blink of time to comprehensively change the world while fighting the Oil Industry for every inch of...
  17. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    Germany has 14 brand new trains running on hydrogen power right now. Canada might be collaborating with Germany but transporting ammonia or hydrogen doesn’t sound efficient IMO. Germany has wind and hydro. The big advancements will be in hydrogen fuel cell technology. It is making great...
  18. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    We will be dead, but hydrogen is the future. Internet gab is more ego than facts and you and I have as much credibility as everyone else, none. Extracting hydrogen from water is being done using at best solar and hydro power. At worst, fossil fuel. Hydrogen technology is advancing everyday and...
  19. JRO

    Cutless Bearing

    Measure it. If you need them before pulling the boat out, jump in the water for the length(s) and the diameter can be measured in your engine room. Amazon is a good place to source them at a fair price.
  20. JRO

    Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines

    Different technology. Hydrogen-electric technology is the answer to all our energy issues… From power plants to scooters. Coal, nuclear, fossil fuels and natural gas will be as dead as your VCR. Best of all… You will not have a choice. It will eventually become mandatory. Green energy is real!
  21. JRO

    I made it to Mexico in my Bayliner!

    Bravo! Congratulations on a great trip! I’m of the same mindset and have clocked thousands of coastal miles on the East coast, Bahamas, Northwest and West coast. See you in Mexico in a couple of years… I left young but time passes no matter how emotionally juvenile your actions are. I’ll be the...
  22. JRO

    Cost estimate for rebuilding vs. replacing engine

    Assuming the engine runs… Look up it’s max rpm at full throttle and if it can get there you should be able to think about other things. Diesels make fresh oil look horribly black quickly so don’t let your impression of “dirty oil” wag your dog. If you can do a sea trial and it reaches the...
  23. JRO

    Electric Boats

    You asked… I didn’t expect to turn a lightbulb on in your brain. I responded and I should not have. My bad.
  24. JRO

    Electric Boats

    I’m not defending “my” theory… I’m a teacher. I have an Australian Shepherd because they, along with Poodles, are the smartest dogs in the world. It took him 5 minutes to learn to bring me his dish when he is hungry… Here are some Google dishes to review. https://youtu.be/bZ0VSrG1Uag...
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