Jon wrote,"It's very easy to make small batches of "biodiesel"...." Its not all that easy when you are living aboard and cruising full time, such as doing "the Loop". Regards, Randy Pickelmann MORNING STAR lying in Clearwater, FL www.morningstar.talkspot.com

... And I wish somebody could write on this list how easy it is. I've been searching for a while, and it's not like adding 1 spoon of vinegar to 3 spoons of oil. I can have a few 45 gallons of canola oil for 3,25 $ a gallon. Then what ? What do I need to add ? In which proportion ? Is there such an answer as A), B), C), D) for biodiesel ? Bryan > Jon wrote,"It's very easy to make small batches of "biodiesel"...." > > Its not all that easy when you are living aboard and cruising full time, such > as doing "the Loop".

Let me know when you stop laughing. http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html Google: how to make biodiesel Now to see it done, there's always YouTube. Guy does it in his kitchen (think your galley) with a blender. And I thought it was Col. Mustard with a pipe in the drawing room. http://gas2.org/2008/03/04/learn-how-to-make-biodiesel-on-youtube/ In all seriousness, a small city (Oakridge North) started a biodiesel plant and provide peaking power to the grid. Right now they're powering half the city and in a year or two they'll power half the county. But this is probably not a project for the faint of chemistry background. Although the diesel engine was invented to run on peanut oil. Rockefeller bought it to make sure that wouldn't happen. He made them run on petroleum products. Most of the older (and newer) naturally aspirated diesels can, with some tweaking, run on French fry fat. Enjoy, Bob -----Original Message----- From: great-loop-bounces@lists.samurai.com [mailto:great-loop-bounces@lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of bv Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 5:04 PM To: TWL Great Loop Subject: Re: GL: What the hell r we gonna do now? ... And I wish somebody could write on this list how easy it is. I've been searching for a while, and it's not like adding 1 spoon of vinegar to 3 spoons of oil. I can have a few 45 gallons of canola oil for 3,25 $ a gallon. Then what ? What do I need to add ? In which proportion ? Is there such an answer as A), B), C), D) for biodiesel ? Bryan > Jon wrote,"It's very easy to make small batches of "biodiesel"...." > > Its not all that easy when you are living aboard and cruising full > time, such as doing "the Loop". _______________________________________________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop