A case for running engines off season (not?)

[MapisM]

So let’s declare a score draw!

Fair conclusion, I reckon.
And I also agree with Bigplumbs that we are (well, I was, anyway) worrying too much about a marginal point.
So, from my part, score draw means that in the future I'll go the easier route - i.e. do nothing!

Interesting to hear that you also joined the fresh water flush club, btw.
Did you arrange something similar to the valves on the strainers, as you probably remember to have seen on my boat?

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

I had zero concerns to put the engines in gear while docked with the old lady, whose reactions were always extremely smooth and predictable.:

You old romantic you. Got to admire your multitasking capabilities though

 

[Assassin]

In most respects the cold starting is a moot point as in a leisure marine environment the engine isn't going to get anywhere near its average number of cold starts so it won't cause any problems.

Apply a little logic, your MTU or other large engine used in a power generation application will start once and run all day until it is stopped, one cold start per day, or seven per week.

In a heavy plant application it will do one cold start in the morning or beginning of the working day, it may shut down for the morning tea break and be restarted 15 minutes later, it may stop at lunch time and started 30 minutes later, it may be shut down for an afternoon tea break and started again and run until the end of the working day. Only one cold start per day as all the others are warm or hot starts.

In a marine application it will be started first thing as a cold start and no matter how many times you stop and start it again it will be warm, but in a marine application it may not be started every day and can potentially stand for several weeks between cold starts.