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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 21-07-2020, 07:26
Replies: 63
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Posted By slug
Re: Diesel on the hip

Looks seaman like

A drip tray around the bottom is a nice detail

A drop of diesel on deck is treacherous
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 20-07-2020, 11:09
Replies: 63
Views: 6,859
Posted By slug
Re: Diesel on the hip

If you bulk your boat up with internal fuel you compromise layout, balance and storage
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-07-2020, 20:06
Replies: 63
Views: 6,859
Posted By slug
Re: Diesel on the hip

I much of the world local entrepreneurs with robust skiffs or a pickup truck seek you out to sell you fuel from barrels or water in 1000 liter cubes

It’s buisness
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-07-2020, 19:34
Replies: 63
Views: 6,859
Posted By slug
Re: Diesel on the hip

Protect your old jerry jugs , all the new EPA approved stuff is junk

The best jugs are military , NATO , Scepter fuel cans

No silly vent to break off . no silly multipurpose cap nozzle
...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-07-2020, 17:14
Replies: 63
Views: 6,859
Posted By slug
Re: Diesel on the hip

Yah

I do the northern transatlantic many times

Those barrels are available in Nova Scotia for a few dollars used ,,, they are used for water soluble chemicals at food processors

Give...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-07-2020, 16:35
Replies: 63
Views: 6,859
Posted By slug
Re: Diesel on the hip

To syphon I use air pressure

Push a Garden hose into the barrel ... down to the bottom of the barrel


Wrap a rag around this hose were it penetrates the fuel barrel ... make it air...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 12-07-2020, 13:03
Replies: 63
Views: 6,859
Posted By slug
Re: Diesel on the hip

Yah

Jugs on lifelines are bad news ...they will get swept away ,

For oceanic passages , diesel , I use a tank in the cockpit
24 gallon

For gasoline storage I use tanks mounted on the...
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