[Public-List] Alternative motors (was... the V2 aboard)

[John Birch]

Hey Hugh,

Manganese Dioxide was used as catalyst bonded to SS screen, so you don't 
have to replace it. Though Platinum is superior (we didn't have any and 
figured a family heirloom going to the cause might be frowned upon)

We ah, ahem, borrowed the Peroxide - believe it was better than 80% pure and 
one had to handle it very carefully - hair stuff is 2-5% H2O2.

We used pure Ethel and I must admit some of it did get filtered through our 
kidneys afterwards as consolation

And do remember, in the end, it did blow up ; )

Quite spectacularly actually.

But then, if it were a green govt funding program, something blowing up 
wouldn't necessarily have to be a deal breaker - not necessarily.

Just needs a bit of tweaking and just a bit more funding .... and .... $30 
billion later .... ; )


Think a working V2 engine on an Alberg might be considered a rule breaker 
though

Best

John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hugh McCormack" <hugh_alberg at hotmail.com>
To: <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:14 PM
Subject: [Public-List] Alternative motors (was... the V2 aboard)


>
> Hi John,
>
>
>
> Now you've got me thinking... I wonder if there is some way of harnessing 
> this technology into a boat motor?  Alcohol is plentiful here in Nfld 
> (especially the stuff that gets "imported" from St-Pierre and Miquelon), 
> we have a lot of trained hairdressers as a result of the Cod moratorium so 
> peroxide is also plentiful, manganese might be a problem but I'm sure one 
> that is solveable and I was looking at some galvanized pipe the other day. 
> Looks to me as if all the bases are covered.  What would you want for
> a consultant's fee to make it happen?  I could pitch it to ACOA for 
> funding.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Hugh
>
>
>> From: Sunstone at cogeco.ca
>> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
>> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:16:46 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Propane bottles and the V2 aboard
>>
> ...
>>
>> When I was 16 or 17, my mates and I used to experiment with rockets and
>> rocket fuels - got quite good at it. Even made up V-2 Rocket Fuel using
>> manganese as a catalyst, H2O2 and Alcohol - hey I didn't have access to a
>> ready supply of platinum as a catalyst.
>>
>> We spent most of a semester at high school building a 7' long liquid 
>> fueled
>> rocket. Spent ages in the machine shop surreptitiously making an aluminum
>> engine and bell.
>>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Take your contacts everywhere
> http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712959
> _______________________________________________
> These businesses support your Association:
> http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html
> Please support them.
> _______________________________________________
> Public-List mailing list
> Public-List at lists.alberg30.org
> http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org
> 



 1268683241.0