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The MOG acronym defined

Marine Off Grid

The three words are chosen carefully. Marine of course, applies to that portion of the world covered by water, about 2/3 of the Earth’s surface. The following word, ‘Off’, describes a civilized lifestyle disconnected from the ‘Grid’, being be any commercial network providing, in this case fuel or energy.

Boats, especially sailboats, have long been utilized as transport and shelter. People could travel while living inside with food, clothing, tools, seeds and even small domesticated animals. While ancient sailboats had no auxiliary engine, they were able spread the world’s population to foreign land masses thousands of years ago. However, as soon as ancient mariners crossed the horizon, visual contact, verbal contact and food contact was lost. With no refrigeration, food sources needed to be live animals, stored water, potted or dried food, supplemented by fishing or hunting if fortunate enough to find land.

Enter renewable energy. 

Solar electricity that is stored, powers refrigeration, A/C, water purifiers, communications, radar, sonar, toilet and above all, small but powerful electric motors driving efficient propellers yielding limitless range. MOG is unlike the typical power boat that requires a support network for oil, fuel, grease, injectors, filters and fire protection. A totally electric powered solar boat regimen therefore consists mainly of haul out, paint, system updates, motor diagnostics and simpler, cleaner maintenance.

Today, a non lethal power level of just 24 volts DC of direct current electricity can provide for purifying water, storing food, cooking food, aids for fishing, cleaning clothes, power tools, air conditioning, computers, medical devices, waste disposal and security.

An amazing fact is, 24 volts DC can also be the drive power to push the 40 foot MOG boat to 7 knots and 4 knots all day depending on storage and solar array size. 

MOG truly liberates the individual to boat any place without continually repurchasing power. A human being that can fully actualize their existence without continuous payment for energy becomes more than liberated, the individual becomes independent and more nearly a nation than a consumer.