sandydlc
Active Member
We had a Cummins captain run through our engine room with us and he said that diesel engines in particular like to operate on a load - any load and that warming them up is not necessary and in fact can be detrimental to the engines in the long run. He did give us a checklist of what to look for prior to starting the engines and what to look for after they've been started but he said that excessive warming up is no longer necessary.
For us it doesn't matter much since we have to get through the ship canal before hitting the salt and we would have about an hour of traveling at idle speed before hitting the lake where you can operate at a speed higher than 7 knots.
Sandy
For us it doesn't matter much since we have to get through the ship canal before hitting the salt and we would have about an hour of traveling at idle speed before hitting the lake where you can operate at a speed higher than 7 knots.
Sandy