"Hobbs" wrote in news:45376b26$0$24649$5a62ac22@per-qv1-
newsreader-01.iinet.net.au:

I could run the 30 horse diesel for a couple of hours per day but I know
that diesels don't like light loads for extended periods.


Silly me.....Why not put the diesel IN GEAR and let it POWER the boat while
charging the batteries for a few hours....shortening the trip in the
process. You're not in an ocean sailing race where that's forbidden and
I've checked with the Pope and he said it wasn't a serious sin so you could
make a little confession to a local priest at your destination and it would
be alright with God.

Why does everyone think running the diesel in a sailboat is such an
atrocity?!??



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