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From: Steven Dubnoff (no email)
Date: Tue Apr 04 2006 - 13:42:13 EDT
>I'd argue "dipstick" and Excel is the way to go. Every gadget you put on
>your boat has implications and adds complexity. We're talking trawlers, not
>Donzis. Do turtles have pedometers?
I have just got my Floscans more or less working after a year of
frustration. I agree.
Aside from whether you need to spend 2-3K to learn something you
already know (slower is more economical), fuel flow measurement on a
diesel engine is a very hard problem. On my Detroits, I will
typically see about 50 gallons per hour flowing in and about 45
gallons flowing out. A one percent error in each of those
measurements can easily inflate to a ten percent error in the
difference between the readings. If you have two Floscan meters,
they will hardly ever agree. Even for non-compulsives such as
myself, this is annoying. If I had it to do over again. I would
only buy one. Or probably none at all.
Best,
Steve
Steve Dubnoff
1966 Willard Pilothouse
www.mvnereid.com
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