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Wind Turbines on boats

  • 27-04-2016 03:29PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 984 ✭✭✭


    Hiya,

    I'm no sailor but was wondering about the wind turbines that I see on boats.
    Where can you get them? Are they ever sold second hand & if so, is there a website that they can be purchased from? Even a broken one that I could repair?

    I am looking for a similar turbine to power a man shed that is too far to bring the national grid to.


    Rgds,


    D.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭traprunner


    I'm no sailor either but I suspect a company like this would be a place to start: http://www.windturbines.ie/domestic/howitworks.asp?country=ireland


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,955 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    I suspect you'd have to order them online from the UK.

    eg
    http://www.marlec.co.uk/wind-power/

    But if you're looking to power a shed, solar would be more reliable. Plenty of wind on yachts, land locations not as reliable a source.


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 6,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    You can get them here. http://www.chmarine.com/acatalog/marine-wind-generators.html
    Might be cheeper too use a car alternator and put some blades on it.



    .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 984 ✭✭✭Dummy


    Tabnabs wrote: »
    I suspect you'd have to order them online from the UK.

    eg
    http://www.marlec.co.uk/wind-power/

    But if you're looking to power a shed, solar would be more reliable. Plenty of wind on yachts, land locations not as reliable a source.

    The man shed that I have built is on the shore of the Atlantic at the bottom of my land. Very very isolated but plenty of wind !!

    It is to power a radio & a reading light.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 984 ✭✭✭Dummy


    fergal.b wrote: »
    You can get them here. http://www.chmarine.com/acatalog/marine-wind-generators.html
    Might be cheeper too use a car alternator and put some blades on it.



    .

    That would certainly would be a cheaper option. And it would be fun to build.

    Thanks !!


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  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 6,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    Dummy wrote: »
    That would certainly would be a cheaper option. And it would be fun to build.

    Thanks !!

    LED lights and a radio would take very little power even a bicycle dynamo should power it.



    .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,981 ✭✭✭Markcheese


    Yup Cheapest option would be a small car alternator with rotor from a bike wheel.. charge up a forklift battery (if you can get it ), power a 12 volt light,and car stereo...

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



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