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Dauntless Award
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2013
- Messages
- 2,820
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Dauntless
- Vessel Make
- Kadey Krogen 42 - 148
Just finished changing the engine fuel filters. First change since Miami??
Looks crappy. It was half water, half fuel.
Makes me realize that someone was asking the question about longevity of engines.
I realize that I don't need an engine that will outlast me, I need a engine that won't quit on me.
And that's a big issue as engines get ever more efficient, with turbos and all sorts of things, you are giving up something.
Nothing comes for free.
And on another note. Crew
I finally figured out what my point I was trying to make in a not very articulated way.
Even getting past the point of finding competent crew, but there's more to it.
Julie and I had looked for people for even the first leg of the trip. Many were enthusiastic and then disappeared as the time got near. Finally we accepted that it would be just the two of us. And then, just days before departure, one of the people I really liked contacted me.
Julie and I talked it over and we realised we were excited to do it ourselves. That adding a third person would change the atmosphere too much.
And then while waiting for weather in the Azores, I was really hopeful for this one guy, but then he couldn't get away from work.
I'm sure he would have been very good, but for me, even though my first choice was to have him, I understood that not having him, being solo, still had some positives.
The number one being that I did not have to worry about someone else, whether it was their safety, their happiness or just having the desire to land here versus there.
I've always known that in this case, this is my weakness, catering to others, far beyond what is reasonable or even expected.
So that's what I was trying to get across.
I love my Lehman AND the Krogen.
They both got me here and they would have done the same for all of YOU.
It's Guinness time.
Looks crappy. It was half water, half fuel.
Makes me realize that someone was asking the question about longevity of engines.
I realize that I don't need an engine that will outlast me, I need a engine that won't quit on me.
And that's a big issue as engines get ever more efficient, with turbos and all sorts of things, you are giving up something.
Nothing comes for free.
And on another note. Crew
I finally figured out what my point I was trying to make in a not very articulated way.
Even getting past the point of finding competent crew, but there's more to it.
Julie and I had looked for people for even the first leg of the trip. Many were enthusiastic and then disappeared as the time got near. Finally we accepted that it would be just the two of us. And then, just days before departure, one of the people I really liked contacted me.
Julie and I talked it over and we realised we were excited to do it ourselves. That adding a third person would change the atmosphere too much.
And then while waiting for weather in the Azores, I was really hopeful for this one guy, but then he couldn't get away from work.
I'm sure he would have been very good, but for me, even though my first choice was to have him, I understood that not having him, being solo, still had some positives.
The number one being that I did not have to worry about someone else, whether it was their safety, their happiness or just having the desire to land here versus there.
I've always known that in this case, this is my weakness, catering to others, far beyond what is reasonable or even expected.
So that's what I was trying to get across.
I love my Lehman AND the Krogen.
They both got me here and they would have done the same for all of YOU.
It's Guinness time.