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waikiore

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  1. Actually with the volume of fuel on these ships it will not be burned before the Bug can grow, also mechanical damage can and will occur particularly with common rail engines and electronic injectors. The key point to know here is that no water in fuel = no bug . This goes for a frigate or a Reactor with a 1GM Yanmar. Most major Diesel manufacturers do not recommend biocides . Prevention is better than cure.. 

  2. I second that, got soaked but it was great to see lots of old friends and a sailing dinghy display! Reminds us what we have missed in the commercial boat shows these days.

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  3. Though on the average cruising yacht space is at a premium and you are buying an  expensive battery bank, an expensive proper marine genset (diesel) an electric motor and all the installation and room requirements that entails . Not entirely sure how a genset running through batteries to power an electric motor is more efficient than a diesel through a gearbox to shaft?. Then of course what happens to the large battery bank when it is had it.  I have been involved in some of this stuff, lecky powered gunboats with hydro generation through Gori prop. Repowering existing cruising Cats with diesels and utilising big battery banks and Integrel smart charging on the engines (taking away the need for separate gensets) .....

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