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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Window Fogging / and other thoughts



Hi again Frank
 
When and where I grew up they called that stuff you are talking about "MOONSHINE" and no self respecting southerner would pour it in an automobile. The way I feel about ethanol, is that now that congress has gotten involved we are using a food stock to fuel cars. I think corn should feed our stomachs and  occasionally to warm our hearts. I have known of experienced moonshiners blowing themselves up as good hi grade alcohol can be quite volatile. Yea, you can run a diesel on straight used cooking oil but you are going to be asked by every one, "when will the french fries be ready?" I had a boat moored in Napa until I sold it six  months ago and before that I had one in San Diego. The problem has been the boats are in Ca. and I'm in southeast Az. I need something can trailer whether it be a floater or a sinker. I took a brief look at the concrete concept and decided it was not something to trailer
Randy
 
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Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Window Fogging / and other thoughts

Hi Randy. My youngest daughter has an old ford diesel that gets 8 mi./ gal. and she uses old cooking oil from restaurants. It seems like a pain in the ass to me, but hey, it's free. I've been riding my bike most places now because it gets 45 mi./ gal. and of course it's more fun!
    I wonder about the possibility of making ethanol at home. Not for a sub, but maybe a car. There's some distillers you can buy, (or make.) that look promising and the cost is less than gas from the pump once the still is paid for. The down side is growing and processing all that stuff, be it corn or what ever, and then storage, and disposal of the waste or by products. If it was really do-able, lots of people would be doing it. 
    Anyway, ya, a diesel sub would be a great way to travel if it was large enough. Having spent time on sail boats, it's fun to sail into different harbors, get dinner and a few beers, and sleep on the boat.  
    A nice sized sailboat at say 50 feet runs $250K and I'm sure a bare bones sub could be built for that. I've got about $12K into mine so far, and hope to get it wet for $20K. The rear module I'm thinking on could be built for another $30K plus equipment/machinery and at bare bones, could be done for well under $100K including the front control section.
    Have you heard of the concrete sub hulls Wil is building ? That could easily be a good option. I'm looking forward to seeing one delivered near here some time this year. I'll be watching for that. Frank D.




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