[C320-list] Road Diesel vs Marine Diesel

[Robert Seastream]

Quarter tank.  We're six miles up the Piscataqua river from Portsmouth  
Harbor and open ocean.  We're sometimes fighting a foul tide of 6  
knots.  With a max boat speed of 7.2 knots I presume you can do the  
math.


On Aug 4, 2011, at 8:57 AM, allan.field at verizon.net wrote:

> Quarter tank or quarter gallon per weekend?! If tank, do you ever  
> sail?!
>
> Allan S Field
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>
> -----Original message-----
> From: Robert Seastream <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Sent: Thu, Aug 4, 2011 11:53:19 GMT+00:00
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Road Diesel vs Marine Diesel
>
> I just buy it from marinas.  Our 320 has a 19 gallon tank and we use  
> about a quarter tank or less per weekend so I don't see any savings  
> in price chasing.
> How much is your time worth?
>
> Bob Seastream
> Intuition # 906
>
> On Aug 3, 2011, at 2:47 PM, Jason Alexander wrote:
>
>> This article suggests that all marine diesel has moved to 500 ppm and
>> will be ULSD by 2012.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-low-sulfur_diesel
>>
>> It also suggests that ULSD will run in any diesel engine.   I guess
>> the question is, is that safe for our engines.   I tried to find
>> something from Yanmar but my google is weak today.
>>
>> Jason
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Donald Lawson <dnclaws at aol.com>  
>> wrote:
>>> All
>>> "untaxed" diesel  is available  for use primarily in agricultural >>
> applications, such as fuel for tractors and recreational and >>  
> utility vehicles, such as boats,  that do not use public roads. >>  
> This fuel may have higher sulphur levels.
>>> "untaxed" diesel is usually dyed red for identification.  I am not  
>>> >>
> sure if your area is any different but our marina diesel is red and  
> >> expensive and  I suspect CA requires ULSD already in both types.  
> I >> always use an additive anyway these days as ULSD has less  
> lubricity.
>>> Don Lawson
>>> Ventura, CA
>>>
>>> On Aug 3, 2011, at 10:29 AM, Jason Alexander wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> I think I know the answer to this but wanted to get people's >>>
> opinion.
>>>> Is there really any difference between road diesel and marine >>>
> diesel.
>>>> I suspect the only difference is in the additives.   According to
>>>> Wikiapedia all diesel will be required to be ULSD by 2012 so in  
>>>> that
>>>> respect it should be the same.   I often can get road diesel  
>>>> cheaper
>>>> than I can get it at a fuel dock at one of the marines locally.    
>>>> My
>>>> marina doesn't have fuel.  So either way I have to bring it in  
>>>> >>> with
> me
>>>> or take the boat somewhere.
>>>> Either way I always put in a shot of bio-cide and stabil to keep  
>>>> the
>>>> fuel as fresh as I can.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>