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Ken Bracewell · 05-03-2007, 11:20 AM

My father has a 60 foot tour boat on the Great Lakes. Since the weather is so nice there for most of the summer, he prefers to run the boat with the main deck windows open so he is concerned about whatever exhaust smell comes back up to the deck level.
He has been contemplating switching to Bio-Diesel because he heard that it burns with a much cleaner (i.e. more pleasant) smell. When he mentioned it to his fuel guy he was told that he should be burning home heating fuel. The guy told him it burns cleaner than diesel AND it's cheaper!
This sounds like one of those "too good to be true" scenarios. Anyone have any insight? Should we be burning home heating fuel in all of today's mega-yachts?
Thanks in advance.
Ken

05-03-2007, 11:20 AM	#1
Ken Bracewell Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 526	Bio-Diesel vs. Heating Oil My father has a 60 foot tour boat on the Great Lakes. Since the weather is so nice there for most of the summer, he prefers to run the boat with the main deck windows open so he is concerned about whatever exhaust smell comes back up to the deck level. He has been contemplating switching to Bio-Diesel because he heard that it burns with a much cleaner (i.e. more pleasant) smell. When he mentioned it to his fuel guy he was told that he should be burning home heating fuel. The guy told him it burns cleaner than diesel AND it's cheaper! This sounds like one of those "too good to be true" scenarios. Anyone have any insight? Should we be burning home heating fuel in all of today's mega-yachts? Thanks in advance. Ken __________________ Never trust a captain who enjoys swimming!