Petrol Engine vs Pulse Jet

[DAVID JOE]

Hi People!

I hate poisonous methanol.
So I am considering whether to use
petrol engine vs pulse jet engine for
my RC speed boat.

Any comments or suggestions?

Regards,

David Tajono
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[Kevin Russell]

"DAVID JOE" <DAVIDTJA@PACIFIC.NET.AU> wrote in message
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> Hi People!
>
> I hate poisonous methanol.
> So I am considering whether to use
> petrol engine vs pulse jet engine for
> my RC speed boat.
>
> Any comments or suggestions?
>
> Regards,
>
> David Tajono
> __________________________________________________ _____
> Earn BIG! Save BIG!
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>
IIRC a pulse jet has no throttle its either running or its stopped not
exactly what you need in a boat?? unless you only want pure speed in a
straight line drag style and if Methanol is that poisonous there should be
hundreds of boat, plane, car, modellers dying each year ?? and drag racers
Indy car racers
Kevin

[Rod Geraghty]

You are supposed to burn it not drink it!

Kevin Russell wrote:

> "DAVID JOE" <DAVIDTJA@PACIFIC.NET.AU> wrote in message
> news:sd%3a.204$L7.19645@nasal.pacific.net.au...
> > Hi People!
> >
> > I hate poisonous methanol.
> > So I am considering whether to use
> > petrol engine vs pulse jet engine for
> > my RC speed boat.
> >
> > Any comments or suggestions?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > David Tajono
> > __________________________________________________ _____
> > Earn BIG! Save BIG!
> > Give away SUPER STORES online FREE!
> > Saving and earning has never been easier!
> > Get yours FREE TODAY! http://dtjamd.freestoreclub.com
> >
> >
> IIRC a pulse jet has no throttle its either running or its stopped not
> exactly what you need in a boat?? unless you only want pure speed in a
> straight line drag style and if Methanol is that poisonous there should be
> hundreds of boat, plane, car, modellers dying each year ?? and drag racers
> Indy car racers
> Kevin

[DAVID JOE]

Hi!

Methanol is absorbed through the skin and
can cause blindness.

Do you want to be blind handling methanol??

Regards,

David Tajono
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"Rod Geraghty" <geraghty@nelson-tel.net> wrote in message
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> You are supposed to burn it not drink it!
>
> Kevin Russell wrote:
>
> > "DAVID JOE" <DAVIDTJA@PACIFIC.NET.AU> wrote in message
> > news:sd%3a.204$L7.19645@nasal.pacific.net.au...
> > > Hi People!
> > >
> > > I hate poisonous methanol.
> > > So I am considering whether to use
> > > petrol engine vs pulse jet engine for
> > > my RC speed boat.
> > >
> > > Any comments or suggestions?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > David Tajono
> > > __________________________________________________ _____
> > > Earn BIG! Save BIG!
> > > Give away SUPER STORES online FREE!
> > > Saving and earning has never been easier!
> > > Get yours FREE TODAY! http://dtjamd.freestoreclub.com
> > >
> > >
> > IIRC a pulse jet has no throttle its either running or its stopped not
> > exactly what you need in a boat?? unless you only want pure speed in a
> > straight line drag style and if Methanol is that poisonous there should
be
> > hundreds of boat, plane, car, modellers dying each year ?? and drag
racers
> > Indy car racers
> > Kevin
>

[Kevin Russell]

I don't know I blind modeller in my club but then again we dont wash in it
Kevin
"DAVID JOE" <DAVIDTJA@PACIFIC.NET.AU> wrote in message
news:vhl4a.291$L7.27608@nasal.pacific.net.au...
> Hi!
>
> Methanol is absorbed through the skin and
> can cause blindness.
>
> Do you want to be blind handling methanol??
>
> Regards,
>
> David Tajono
> __________________________________________________ _____
> Earn BIG! Save BIG!
> Give away SUPER STORES online FREE!
> Saving and earning has never been easier!
> Get yours FREE TODAY! http://dtjamd.freestoreclub.com
>
> "Rod Geraghty" <geraghty@nelson-tel.net> wrote in message
> news:3E518096.952A0145@nelson-tel.net...
> > You are supposed to burn it not drink it!
> >
> > Kevin Russell wrote:
> >
> > > "DAVID JOE" <DAVIDTJA@PACIFIC.NET.AU> wrote in message
> > > news:sd%3a.204$L7.19645@nasal.pacific.net.au...
> > > > Hi People!
> > > >
> > > > I hate poisonous methanol.
> > > > So I am considering whether to use
> > > > petrol engine vs pulse jet engine for
> > > > my RC speed boat.
> > > >
> > > > Any comments or suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > David Tajono
> > > > __________________________________________________ _____
> > > > Earn BIG! Save BIG!
> > > > Give away SUPER STORES online FREE!
> > > > Saving and earning has never been easier!
> > > > Get yours FREE TODAY! http://dtjamd.freestoreclub.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > IIRC a pulse jet has no throttle its either running or its stopped not
> > > exactly what you need in a boat?? unless you only want pure speed in a
> > > straight line drag style and if Methanol is that poisonous there
should
> be
> > > hundreds of boat, plane, car, modellers dying each year ?? and drag
> racers
> > > Indy car racers
> > > Kevin
> >
>
>

[Bill Price]

Read the MSDS for methanol and gasoline. Both are toxic, nasty chemicals.
If you drink methanol, you may be blinded. If you drink gasoline, you may
die.

Given such a terrible choice, why not try a non-polluting sailboat?

"DAVID JOE" <DAVIDTJA@PACIFIC.NET.AU> wrote in message
news:sd%3a.204$L7.19645@nasal.pacific.net.au...
> Hi People!
>
> I hate poisonous methanol.
> So I am considering whether to use
> petrol engine vs pulse jet engine for
> my RC speed boat.
>
> Any comments or suggestions?
>
> Regards,
>
> David Tajono

[DAVID JOE]

Hi People!

Sailboats are elegant but are not meant to be
very fast, compared to pulse jet speed boat.
I heard that ethanol can be used to fuel pulse jet.

Do you think methanol engine can be converted easily to run on ethanol? I
heard that the glow plug needs to be turned on all the time.

Has anybody tried running the methanol engine on ethanol?

Regards,

David Tajono
__________________________________________________ _____
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"Bill Price" <Bill@classTools.com> wrote in message
news:k_B4a.10042$0q5.9500@fe01.atl2.webusenet.com. ..
> Read the MSDS for methanol and gasoline. Both are toxic, nasty chemicals.
> If you drink methanol, you may be blinded. If you drink gasoline, you may
> die.
>
> Given such a terrible choice, why not try a non-polluting sailboat?
>
> "DAVID JOE" <DAVIDTJA@PACIFIC.NET.AU> wrote in message
> news:sd%3a.204$L7.19645@nasal.pacific.net.au...
> > Hi People!
> >
> > I hate poisonous methanol.
> > So I am considering whether to use
> > petrol engine vs pulse jet engine for
> > my RC speed boat.
> >
> > Any comments or suggestions?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > David Tajono
>
>
>
>

[martin richards]

Just read all the health warnings on every glue, solvent, varnish, paint etc that you use. You'll end up making nothing.
Methanol is a poison but treated carefully poses few, if any, health hazards.

[Bill Price]

Try www.zenoah.com for a large marine engine designed for gasoline.

[Stephen Hetherington]

I have been very interested on building a pulsejet for a while now and if
you go to www.pulse-jets.com there is a very good forum there on jets
including pulsejets. I put a thread about a pulsejet powered boat and people
laughed at me, but it has been done the power to weight ratio isn't to good
for a boat. maybe if u had a small turbine it would be better but I think u
would get better performance from a engine. you could try having a hydrofoil
and that would lessen the drag produced by the hull.

Stephen


"Bill Price" <Bill@classTools.com> wrote in message
news:xhN5a.3765$Xa4.1478@fe01.atl2.webusenet.com.. .
> Try www.zenoah.com for a large marine engine designed for gasoline.
>
>
>

[Guy Fuller]

The only problem with the pulse jet is it is on or off, go or no go. Hard
to start no throttle and loud as H_ll ie, wear ear protection. As you
state, someone has done this and when I was a very small kid I remember
seeing a small tethered jet boat in Lake Mead some 45 years ago.


"Stephen Hetherington" <stephenhetherington@paradise.net.nz> wrote in
message news:Dmhaa.3274$8b.446254@news02.tsnz.net...
> I have been very interested on building a pulsejet for a while now and if
> you go to www.pulse-jets.com there is a very good forum there on jets
> including pulsejets. I put a thread about a pulsejet powered boat and
people
> laughed at me, but it has been done the power to weight ratio isn't to
good
> for a boat. maybe if u had a small turbine it would be better but I think
u
> would get better performance from a engine. you could try having a
hydrofoil
> and that would lessen the drag produced by the hull.
>
> Stephen
>
>
> "Bill Price" <Bill@classTools.com> wrote in message
> news:xhN5a.3765$Xa4.1478@fe01.atl2.webusenet.com.. .
> > Try www.zenoah.com for a large marine engine designed for gasoline.
> >
> >
> >
>
>