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muriel_volestrangler

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2. I see their point about maintenance being much easier onshore, and protecting the machinery from saltwater

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 12:19 PM

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but I can't see how it copes with the variation in sea level from the tides (no obvious explanation from their site: https://www.ecowavepower.com/ ). The pivot point looks fixed in the pictures. Anyone know what happens? Is it restricted to small-tide locations, or can the pivot move up and down somehow?

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I see their point about maintenance being much easier onshore, and protecting the machinery from saltwater muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #2

Judging from the length of the hydraulic cylinders Disaffected Yesterday #3

I looked Los Angeles up; typical spring tide range is about 5 feet. That's more like 15 feet in the UK muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #4

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