- Oct 3, 2006
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- Boat Info
- 280 Sundancer, Westerbeke MPV generator
- Engines
- twin 5.0's w/BIII drives
Reasons why I will run one engine:
#1) Waiting for the stupid Oshkosh CN railroad bridge to open. This is the worst bridge in our area. I’ll shut down one engine then hold position in current and wind.
#2) Sometimes our very young guests want to be pulled on a tube or similar play toy very slow. Shut down one engine and keep the other in the slowest possible position.
#3) During long slow no wake areas. My reason is to reduce engine hours and I think its saving fuel but I have no proof of the second.
In all three cases I run the blower.
#1) Waiting for the stupid Oshkosh CN railroad bridge to open. This is the worst bridge in our area. I’ll shut down one engine then hold position in current and wind.
#2) Sometimes our very young guests want to be pulled on a tube or similar play toy very slow. Shut down one engine and keep the other in the slowest possible position.
#3) During long slow no wake areas. My reason is to reduce engine hours and I think its saving fuel but I have no proof of the second.
In all three cases I run the blower.