Ed Price
Member
Most every outboard boat engine buries its exhaust underwater. Many inboard
boat engines use sea-water cooling (where water is drawn in, cools the
engine, is then injected into the exhaust system, and discharged just above
or below the waterline. The Amphi is unusual, in that it does not mix the
exhaust with the flotation water in any way. (OK, the exhaust is only a foot
or so above the water, but its still not IN the water.
Does anyone know how this is looked at by environmentalists and/or the legal
authorities? Does this make Amphi a "cleaner" boat than all other
powerboats? Does this give Amphis a better justification to use "sensitive"
bodies of water, like reservoirs or other protected habitats?
Ed Price
El Cajon, CA USA
WB6WSN
1961 Amphicar 770
1987 MB 420SEL
boat engines use sea-water cooling (where water is drawn in, cools the
engine, is then injected into the exhaust system, and discharged just above
or below the waterline. The Amphi is unusual, in that it does not mix the
exhaust with the flotation water in any way. (OK, the exhaust is only a foot
or so above the water, but its still not IN the water.
Does anyone know how this is looked at by environmentalists and/or the legal
authorities? Does this make Amphi a "cleaner" boat than all other
powerboats? Does this give Amphis a better justification to use "sensitive"
bodies of water, like reservoirs or other protected habitats?
Ed Price
El Cajon, CA USA
WB6WSN
1961 Amphicar 770
1987 MB 420SEL