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Hi Leonard -
Thanks for the info.
I had no idea that Lehmans needed maintenance every 6 hours. That, plus 150
hour oil change intervals and injection pump oil changes are eye-openers to
me. I do understand and respect your adhering to recommended maintenance
schedules.
Regards,
John
"Seahorse"
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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