"Larry" wrote in message
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"Capt. JG" wrote in news:13v078lr52civd6
@corp.supernews.com:

I do this if I happen to be fighting the current at
some point.



I usually do it in panic as the tide we underestimated it dragging us
headlong into the main dock past the finger pier. It doesn't "do" much to
stop the monster caught in the current, but the noise and black smoke of a
Perkins 4-108 pouring out the back makes the assembled amateur dockhands
grab her lines on the cleats faster.....without all the screaming and
yelling at each other...(c;

You've all seen it or done it.....Come on.....no denials!

......damned LIARS.....(c;

The whole Ashley River basin up 17 miles races right past our little
finger
pier every 6 hours....one way or another, of course. Dredging is
unnecessary. Even the coffee grounds are no match.

.....we call it "Self Flushing"....

The coolant temperature isn't what's important. The CRANKCASE temperature
is much higher, the oil cooling the bottom of the pistons splashing around
in there. It's easily over 212F in the crankcase.....



Do all Perkins 4-108s smoke like that? I almost bought a boat that did that,
but it smoked at all rpms, so I passed.

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