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03 June 2006, 16:39
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Country: UK - England
Town: Swindon
Boat name: WhiteNoise/Dominator
Make: Ballistic 7.8/SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Opti 225/Yam 85
MMSI: 239050687/235055163
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Some people will try and sell anything!
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03 June 2006, 17:38
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Oldham
Boat name: Northern Lite
Make: Tornado
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mariner 25
Join Date: Jul 2005
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I know what you mean, although I did have a friend in Manchester who was working on this technology.
Just imagine....
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03 June 2006, 19:29
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Ah but of course there is a massive conspiracy by all the oil companies etc to stop cars running on water!!!
I really can't believe people believe this crap - can you imagine how much money you could make IF it did work? No way would anyone ignore the potential to make a few billion!!!
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03 June 2006, 23:55
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Somerset
Make: Halmatic P22
Length: 6m +
Engine: 150 Diesel
Join Date: Aug 2005
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There's really no great mystery - just heat sufficient water (500 gallons might do) to boiling point in a huge boiler (probably need to put it in the boot of the Corsa as illustrated) using gas or coal (gas probably more efficient and less shovelling though you might need to put a suitable container on a roofrack or similar) and force the steam through the inlet manifold to drive the conventional piston engine. Some sort of adjustable flow valve might be useful to moderate between the off and on positions to allow for traffic etc.
Damn - I should have charged you £1.25 for that piece of information!
Mind you I notice he mentions utilising the 66% of hydrogen present in tap water, so he might actually be using a cold fusion setup which requires no great technology apart from genuine Pyrex glassware and a 12v battery - oh and somewhere to store the hugely voluminous and explosive gases thus generated (please do ensure to keep the oxygen separate from the hydrogen; tricky but essential).
The picture of the aquacar might help to dispel the hyperbole surrounding such a vehicle, and show how practical such a device might be.
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04 June 2006, 00:42
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Intrepid
Make: Tornado
Length: 7m +
Engine: Twin 150 Yamaha HPDI
MMSI: 235066402
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,284
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04 June 2006, 10:20
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - England
Town: Swindon
Boat name: WhiteNoise/Dominator
Make: Ballistic 7.8/SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Opti 225/Yam 85
MMSI: 239050687/235055163
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Posts: 8,881
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04 June 2006, 10:23
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Town: Reading
Make: Lodestar
Length: under 3m
Engine: Mercury 5hp
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Ben & Nos - excellent links guys 
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04 June 2006, 22:33
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Oldham
Boat name: Northern Lite
Make: Tornado
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mariner 25
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 280
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Originally Posted by Nate
The picture of the aquacar might help to dispel the hyperbole surrounding such a vehicle, and show how practical such a device might be.
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Hey, I never said that they solved the problem. Get it wrong and KABOOM!
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05 June 2006, 03:26
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,788
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Originally Posted by Nate
Mind you I notice he mentions utilising the 66% of hydrogen present in tap water, so he might actually be using a cold fusion setup which requires no great technology apart from genuine Pyrex glassware and a 12v battery - oh and somewhere to store the hugely voluminous and explosive gases thus generated (please do ensure to keep the oxygen separate from the hydrogen; tricky but essential).
The picture of the aquacar might help to dispel the hyperbole surrounding such a vehicle, and show how practical such a device might be.
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Talking of Pyrex glassware and people selling anything if anyone needs some I have a bit to spare!!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MESE%3AIT&rd=1
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05 June 2006, 07:33
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Intrepid
Make: Tornado
Length: 7m +
Engine: Twin 150 Yamaha HPDI
MMSI: 235066402
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,284
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