All, I sat through a workshop form the Yanmar guru on diesel engines some time ago in Newport RI. He claimed that the "truck stop" diesel had a higher Cetane rating than the then marine diesel and recommended that we use the "Trucker's fuel" It was more rigorously regulated than marine diesel at the time....both were supposed to catch up at some point, but I still go to the local truck stop for my diesel...it's significantly cheaper as well....
Ron C. C&C 38MKIIC..'77 repowered with Yanmar Ygm30 Sail dirve Impromptu _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Martin DeYoung Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 2:27 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Control Panels * cheaper because it is not subject to the fuel tax - hence the red dye. < Back in the mid 90's I delivered a Bendytoy 42 to San Diego. The wind was light from Cape Flattery to Crescent City California. We stopped in Crescent City to re-fuel. The fuel dock only had un-taxed (red dye) fuel and at that time the St. of Calif. required you to have a commercial boat to use dyed/un-taxed fuel. We had to flip a $20 to a local fisherman to drive several round trips to a gas station that sold diesel. We filled the boat's fuel tank and the spare jerry cans with enough fuel to make it half way to San Diego if the wind stayed light. Fortunately the wind soon returned to West Coast, late summer normal and we had a good sail for much of that leg arriving at San Diego with several hours of fuel left. Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 Seattle _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 10:48 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Control Panels Marine diesel should be cheaper because it is not subject to the fuel tax - hence the red dye. Of course, the word "Marine" has its own tax. Joel 35/3 Annapolis
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