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Hi John: This was a decision made when we did our transatlantic trip in
1984. The decision was based on maintenance required by the Lehman 120's. We
needed the downtime to do injector pump oil changes as well as engine oil
changes. There is more detail but part of the 6 hours was engine maintenance as
required. Keeping the hours of the engine staggered was the way to go. That is t
he plus. The minus as you probably guessed is the helm response especially with
the flopper stoppers.. Once we reached Gibraltar we returned to regular
running as we did the Med. In other words for l-o-n-g legs it was the way to go.
Our longest period was Bermuda to Azores (12 3/4 days) and that alone is over
300 hours meaning 6 injector oil changes and 2 engine oil changes. With your
experience I am sure you get the point of our decision. Hope this helps you
in your question. Regards. Leonard Stern, INDIFFERENCE
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