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YT Video of the sweet spots..... 
In Response To: Most diesels have a "sweet" spot... ()
In response to a few questions on the Nor'Sea Yahoo group site a friend of mine posted a YouTube video of his Yanmar 2GM20 prop shaft at different RPMs.
You can take a look at it at;
Nor'Sea Prop Shaft With Ed and Ellen Zacko - http://youtu.be/hMGN4OnmH0s
Greg
Below, our Yanmar after we arrived in Mazatlan Mexico, and I was servicing the raw water pump.
Messages In This Thread
- Diesels need not cruise at 80-90%
- Post that here Larry. link below.
- He said that it's "rated"...
- I get it now. I agree with him then.
- Yup, your engine is rated for "pleasure duty"..
- I get it now. I agree with him then.
- Diesel engines
- He said that it's "rated"...
- Yeah, I never understood that piece of mythology....
- I was told last year that a raw water cooled diesel run in salt water is finished after 10 hours.
- We cruise at 1,600 rpm
- Post that here Larry. link below.