"Gordon" wrote in message
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My neighbor, the fuel polisher, will tell you that you won't know
you have a developing problem until you hit some rough seas and stir
up the crap in the bottom of your tank.
Of course, then it's too late and at the worst time.
Gordon

Motor boat talk!

If the seas are rough it means there's wind. If there's wind you use
your sails and not your motor. I can always tell who the pretenders are
by their knowing that rough seas cause diesel problems because there's a
blender at work mixing all the crud at the bottom of the tank with the
fuel.

I've also noticed that diesel boat people have this motor = security
blanket syndrome. You see them, even at anchor, when the wind pipes up
on goes their motor. I think they have this idea they can motor forward
to reduce the tension on the rode. But, boy oh boy, why not just get
ground tackle you can depend on? Running the motor and taking it in and
out of gear might be the worst thing you can do during a blow because
the boat will then end up sideways to the wind and the pull on the
anchor jerks sideways with extra force. I often wonder how many anchors
get broken out that would have otherwise stayed put if only the diesel
was kept turned off.

This is but one example of deviant behavior engaged in by diesel boats.
In general diesels make sailors incompetent. The best sailor in the
world is a man who has no motor whatsoever on board.

Wilbur Hubbard