"I shouldn't be that hard ..." Unfortunately it is not easy or cheap to make up a convoy of merchant vessels. They do for the canal transit but...
Having spent a great deal of time in SE Alaska I will confirm K1W1's statement and advice. Backflush filters and plenty of string filters are the...
"It is not Diamond plate that has been re stamped as Diamond plate is actually thicker where the bars are it would be impossible to press it and...
It is interesting that what they link to as a "data" sheet is just another sales blurb. Understandable since an MSDS will list the ingredients,...
"... but isn't that regular diamond plate?" Uh, there's a reason they call diamond plate "diamond plate", the pattern appears diamond shaped....
Can't find anything either. I wonder if it is a custom product from one of the Chinese mills?
How about just having the naval forces in the area intercept and board every "suspicious" vessel and if they find guns onboard, simply dump them...
"I figured one would "assume" the statement was regarding the diesel we are talking about in this entire thread, the 16v2000." You very clearly...
"Diesels are inherently more efficient under 1000 rpm's then at cruise." If that were not in black and white before my eyes I would not believe...
"One cannot look at a load chart from a dyno and compare it directly to the real world on a yacht and expect it to be accurate." You are...
Nice engines. They are a good example of what common rail and electronic control can do with a smaller engine. Compare the fuel consumption on...
"I believe Browards claims and it should be considered factual unless there is published evidence that anyone can provide to prove otherwise."...
Second post of this thread dated 07-16-2008 at 01:16PM Refute it if you are capable. And at the risk of being repetitious, load factor is a ratio.
"Also you're looking at the M93 propellor curve chart for fuel consumption and that is the 2400HP version." You seem to be backpedalling so...
"Most diesels at no load, idle burn less than 1 gph. That is just running with NOTHING attached to it. No propellor, 0 load. You're joining 2...
"Most diesels at no load, idle will burn less then 1/2 gph. It has to do with at which speed the particular hull is most efficient." That is...
165 to 180 8v71 8v71TI 12v92
"... have either of you operated ANY Detroit Diesel or other mechanical diesel in a yacht? Do you have any real world experience with these...
"...as well as smaller injectors that are running a higher duty cycle (say 20%, versus 5% on the turbo motors (for example!) and they tend to...
I am both amused and saddened by your description of the contribution (or rather deteriment) of a turbocharger and aftercooler to an engine's...
