Sailing further.

[Peppermint]

Following TK's post about red diesel, I've decide to start a campaign to help out.

I want you all to join me in delaying the engine start by 10 mins if progress can still be made under sail and I want to see less of you plugging away at foul tides under engine and pinned in main.

The reduction in fuel used will be significant and well all feel good and spend more time sailing. PLUS WE PAY LESS TO MR G BROWN.

Now, if like me, you wait till the last second already before starting the donk thats going to make life more interesting in some places but hay thats what fenders are for.

What do you think?

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[webcraft]

I'm with you on this one - our ancient Volvo is past its prime and may not have that many more miles in it - so it will only be started when life and limb are threatened, closing time looms or other peoples' expensive gel coat is in danger.

- Nick



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[alec]

I remember when North Sea were just fields lud !

In 't them days just used long oar to miss buoys and get abut when 't mother nature packed it in fer the day !

With you on this one Pepp !

( Apologize for the attempt at olde english but think we try and offset them Scots on this channel). Any proper attempts would be most welcome.

Was that Scotland I saw for sale on Ebay ?

Regards,





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[starboard]

Dont give up with the old Volvo yet, mine is an MD5a and 24 years young and still going well in my Albin Cirrus ( guess saying that may be the kiss of death though!) Refuse to use it if I can sail above 1knot....roll on spring and the West coast of Scotland.


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[Dominic]

With you on this one.

(Besides - I´m going to use tax free sunflower oil instead of diesel)

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[IanPoole2]

Scots - what scots - thought it was just drunks!

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[Ohdrat]

Re: Ditto...

will only be started when life and limb are threatened, closing time looms or other peoples' expensive gel coat is in danger.

Anyway wasn't so long ago when most small (under 40') sailing cruisers didn't have any engines at all..

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[charles_reed]

Sunflower laquer

of course, diesels will, theoretically, run on anything providing you have a variable compression ratio.
However most vegetable oils (castor is worst) form an impenetratable laquer - excellent for glueing piston rings into their grooves and causing valves to stick open.

You could use 23 kerosene - the only problem is the opposite effect resulting (usually) in a neat hole melted through the piston crown. Great for cleaning the engine out though.

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[charles_reed]

Sunflower lacquer

of course, diesels will, theoretically, run on anything providing you have a variable compression ratio.
However most vegetable oils (castor is worst) form an impenetratable lacquer - excellent for glueing piston rings into their grooves and causing valves to stick open.

You could use 23 kerosene - the only problem is the opposite effect resulting (usually) in a neat hole melted through the piston crown. Great for cleaning the engine out though.

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[Evadne]

Re: Sunflower lacquer

Presumably a 50-50 mix of sunflower oil and kerosene would have none of these problems? Or am I being too naive, would it stick open the valves and run too hot?


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[chippie]

Re: Sunflower lacquer

Charles, how do they achieve a variable compression ratio?


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